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"Schlossinsel" idea contest
Decision reached in Hamburg-Harburg -
Resident involvement was co-ordinated by TuTech within the framework VISP
A decision in the competition for ideas towards restructuring the "Schlossinsel" (Castle Island) in Harburgs riverport has been reached.
The concept submitted by the winning team consisting of architect Sonja Moers (Raumwerk) from Frankfurt and landscape planner Frank Flor (Club L 94) from Cologne convinced the jury. Their concept for the 33-hectare area calls for a division into two phases of realisation: The first phase uses the stand of existing operations at the riverport as a basis. New buildings and green areas arise on today's plots zoned for construction. The second is an overall conception that redesigns the entire area. The concept's first phase is now going to be the foundation of a development plan intended for presentation in 2008.
For the germinal nucleus of what was once an independent town and is now the district of Harburg, the goal is to set striking urban development accents on the Schlossinsel and adjoining sectors within the riverport.
Senator Dr. Michael Freytag: "Enhancement of the Schlossinsel will enable Harburg's centre to generate new relationships with the water. The successful structural transformation in the southern segment of the Harburg riverport is going ahead. The new Schlossinsel will demonstrate that a co-operation of the traditional port industry with and alongside cultural facilities, leisure-time offers and living quarters is possible."
After its release from the port region proper, development of the Harburg riverport is going to form the southern part of the leap across the Elbe River. The area shall present itself as an urbane and lively quarter in time for the International Building Exposition 2013 (IBA).
Despite the construction resulting in its present appearance, the five-cornered citadel shape of the island, the former castle park and one wing of the castle complex are still recognisable. The castle park, river embankments and castle wing are being enhanced by the winning concept, forming special surroundings for future inhabitants in the planned residential sections.
The jury composed of urban planner Prof. Dr. Franz Pesch, Stuttgart (chairman), City Building Supervisor Prof. Jörn Walter, freelance urban planners, architects and landscape planners, representatives of the Hamburg Port Authority, various Hamburg ministries, district politicians and "local experts" with residences or businesses based in the Harburg riverport awarded the following prizes.
1st Prize to Raumwerk from Frankfurt with Club L94 from Cologne= 18,000 euros;
2nd Prize to Miralles - Tagliabue (E.M.B.T) from Barcelona= 13,000 euros;
3rd Prize to Fusi & Ammann with gartenlabor from Hamburg= 10,000 euros;
4th Prize to Dinse Feest Zurl with Breimann & Bruun from Hamburg= 7,000 euros;
as well as 4 purchase options in equal parts of 3,000 euros apiece for the authoring teams Ackermann u. Raff, Tübingen with Stötzer u. Stötzer, Waldkirch; Kunst + Herbert, Hamburg with uc, Berlin; PPL, Hamburg with Bendfeldt Schröder Franke, Kiel; Prof. Winking with arbos, Hamburg.
30 entrants were selected in an initial short-listing procedure involving 121 European design bureaus. These are work groups composed of architects / urban planners and landscape architects. 8 bureaus advanced to the second phase of competition in the course of a first jury session in October 2005.
TuTech Innovation GmbH directs the work packet "Growing Citizen Involvement" within the EU project VISP - Vitalisation of Urban Centres through Integrated Spatial Planning. Harburg has been chosen as an exemplary region for Hamburg, with a special focus being placed on the Harburg riverport. Residents' involvement is being co-ordinated by TuTech in a variety of initiatives and projects. TuTech made sure that "local experts" got involved as consultants for this idea contest.
Questions should be directed to:
Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Umwelt
Kerstin Feddersen, Helma Krstanoski
http://www.bsu.hamburg.de
Jürgen Becker
TuTech Innovation
http://www.tutech.de
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