Collaborative Green Infrastructure Design Group D

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Please add the title of your case study here, adjust the map coordinates and replace the moa image with a characteristic image of your site

Name	Conversion zone: Former US military territories/US Hospital
Location	add location
Country	Germany
Authors	Erika Jureviciute, Marklen Nakuci, Teodora Koos-Morar, Tabea Crecelius

Landscape and/or urban context of your case

Biogeography, cultural features, overall character, history and dynamics
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Illustration: Map; sketches; short descriptive analyses

Heidelberg is a town situated on the River Neckar in south-west Germany. The fifth-largest town in the State of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Mannheim and Freiburg im Breisgau, Heidelberg is part of the densely populated Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region. Heidelberg is in the Rhine Rift Valley, on the left bank of the lower part of the River Neckar in a steep valley in the Odenwald. It is bordered by the Königsstuhl (568 m) and the Gaisberg (375 m) mountains. The River Neckar here flows in an east-west direction. Since Heidelberg is among the warmest regions of Germany, plants atypical of the central-European climate flourish there, including almond and fig trees; there is also an olive tree in Gaisbergstraße.

US Hospital The area of the US Hospital is located in the south of Rohrbach at the Karlsruhe street. It was the hospital for the army people and their families living in Heidelberg, Mannheim, Worms and Karlsruhe. The US Hospital is the smallest area for redevelopment. 1,8 ha are built up. The basic structure and functionallity of the buildings are mostly directed with the hospital operations. Two buildings on the east, the former sporthall and theater are buildings to be conserved. The area is very easilly accessible with the individual and public transport. Currently the area is accissible from Karlsruhe, Freiburger and Kolbenzeil streets.

What are the overall objectives of your design? What are the specific objectives for enhancing green infrastrucutre?

Please give a short written argumentation (not more than 150 words). It is ok if you have different or even contradicting objectives within your group. Just make it explicit at the beginning of your process

Currently the area is a dead zone.Nobody is allowed to enter in it and the building are in a bad shape needing demolition and improvement interventions. So the main objective is to turn the area in a vital zone that will serve the city and its residents. The interventions and the changes should be done according Green Infrastructure principles. So connectivity, multi functionality and sustainability are the 3 main goals. New roads will penetrate the zone in order to connect and integrate it with the city. Therefore the zone will not be anymore an island in the city but will be part of it. The area contains historic values that need to be retain and reinforced. So a museum area will be created and some buildings will be adapted to contain new functions. Functions like dormitory, housing,cinema, sport facilities, museum will characterize the zone in order to fulfill the multi functionality aspect of Green Infrastructure. Green spaces and a park will be created in the zone in order to create a sustainable environment.

Analytical drawings

Please add four analytical sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes) of your case. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing.

Analytical Drawings
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Analytical drawing Teodora Koos-Morar
analytical drawing Marklen_Nakuci
analytical drawing Marklen_Nakuci
Analytical sketch Erika
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Projective drawings

Please add four projective sketches/drawings (or montages/schemes), of course with an emphasis on green infrastructure aspects. Every group member needs to contribute at least one drawing representing his/her individual ideas.

Projective Drawings
projective drawing Marklen_Nakuci
projective drawing Marklen_Nakuci
projective drawing Marklen_Nakuci
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projective drawing 2
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projective drawing 3
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projective drawing 4

Design Synthesis

Please analyse the individual approaches presented so far and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses (you may use the SWOTanalysis model). Try to create a synthesis and represent it with a plan and some sketches. You can still use drawings/sketches.

Design Synthesis Drawings
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synthesis drawing 1
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synthesis drawing 2
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synthesis drawing 3
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synthesis drawing 4

Summary of the collaborative process

Please reflect on your collaborative design process. Which potentials have you encountered? What was most difficult? What does collaborative design mean for you? (approx 150 words).