Journal: Freianlagen

The high-quality open spaces of the new service center in the venerable old Oberpostdirektion are nearing completion in accordance with the preservation order.

Step by step, the Botanical Garden in Berlin is being improved. In the meantime, the ornamental garden at the entrance under the oaks, the Italian garden, the renovation of the pond, the new visitor center and the first kilometers of the entire path renovation have been realized. It is worth a visit!

On August 24, the nature experience promenade with the Erlebnis-Hus in St. Peter-Ording was ceremoniously opened in the presence of the Minister for Youth and Family Affairs, Aminata Touré, in beautiful weather.

On August 24, the promenade in St.Peter-Ording will be opened with a big party for the whole family.

Within sight of Gottorf Castle, the first small construction project in the outdoor facilities will be completed. From July 2023, the small themed playground will open in the shade of beautiful linden trees. Next year, the castle annex and its new open spaces will be realized.

After 7 years of planning and construction, the over one kilometer long nature and adventure promenade in St. Peter Ording has been handed over to the users. Varied play, sports, rest and nature areas line the promenade and find their spectacular conclusion in the new Erlebnis-Hus with giant slide, skate park, picnic areas and much more. Take a look - we look forward to your feedback.

Together with Hilmer Sattler Architekten, we achieve third place in the urban planning and landscape planning competition for the urban development of the Ludwigsfeld housing estate in Munich.

We are happy about the nomination for the German Landscape Architecture Award with the project Plansche in Berlin!

Together with zach &zünd, we won the planning selection procedure for the overall renovation of the Käferholz school complex in Zurich-Affoltern!

The Speicherstadt Potsdam comes to life.

In a team with Van de Wetering, Basler & Hofmann and Albprojekte we developed new perspectives for the urban spaces around the main station/Central in Zurich. Challenging and also visionary, but quite realistic, a lot of attractive space around the most frequented place in Switzerland with almost 1 million pedestrians daily and about 400 streetcars every hour is freed up. Nevertheless, access and delivery remain guaranteed. There will be space for more than 150 additional trees, access to the Limmat and Sihl rivers, unsealed, green and climate-sensitive open spaces, safe bicycle routes and attractive places to stay.

The reconstruction of the Spreepark continues to progress, and on March 18 plans were unveiled for the re-erection of the 45-meter-high Ferris wheel. Currently, the reopening of the ride is planned for 2025. Since 2020, we are pleased to be able to plan this special place in the field of tension between art, culture and nature together with dan pearlman Erlebnisarchitektur.

The mountain landscape at Tierpark Berlin is in the final stages of completion. Snow leopards Layla and Batar and a female Manul have already moved into their new habitat. Takine, red pandas and crested deer are next. The summit is ready. All the stones are in place. The Berlin press is already reporting.

The creation of the new Himalayan mountain landscape at Tierpark Berlin is entering its final phase. Now the more than 3500 bamboo plants up to 6 meters high are planted. Snow leopard, red panda, langurs and all other animals will get a new home in 2022.

The first award unit "Demolition of the outdoor enclosure as a preparatory measure" for the overall project has been completed. In order to enlarge the outdoor enclosure for the African elephants, individual enclosures are being brought together. The separating inner walls have already been demolished, ditches filled in and new embankments created.

Since the spring of 2021, a new "rock spot" has given the people of Tölz the opportunity to sit at the Taubenloch directly on the Isar River as it flows by. Previously, a steep embankment and a beech hedge made access to the water difficult.

Als eines von 4 Teams erarbeiteten wir für die Testplanung Zürich HB-Central unsere Vision 2050 für diesen zentralen Stadtraum im Team mit vdw, Basler&Hofmann und albprojekte.

Mit der Sanierung der Einstellgarage wird der darüberliegende Vorplatz vor dem ETH Hauptgebäude im Sinne der historischen Anlage und mit Anpassung an neue Normen und hindernisfreie Zugänglichkeit neu gestaltet.

Offizieller geht es kaum: Das Heute Journal berichtet (ab ca. Minute 24:50) über die behutsame Weiterentwicklung des ehemaligen Freizeitparks. Auf dem Weg bis zur vorgesehenen Fertigstellung in 2026 werden erste Inhalte unserer Planungen bereits in 2021 baulich begonnen.

We are pleased to be working for Wescon Bau und Investment GmbH in cooperation with Büro Dudler in Neuwied to help develop the new harbour park on the Rhine and the open spaces in the innovative Rasselstein residential quarter on a total area of over 37 ha.

The redesign of the Taubenloch in Bad Tölz, an inner-city park directly on the banks of the Isar, is nearing completion. In accordance with the concept for the park, local boulders are distributed as seating. In the entrance area, near Säggasse, a particularly large erratic block has now been positioned as an eye-catcher.

Am 14.08.20 wurde ein weiterer Bauabschnitt der Natur- und Erlebnispromenade eröffnet und wird bereits rege genutzt. Ende 2021 wird die Gesamtmaßnahme einschließlich Familienhaus fertig sein.

Construction site report: The Taubenloch is an existing park in Bad Tölz whose embankment is to be opened up to the Isar. Currently, small stamped concrete walls are being constructed to allow step-free access to the river water in the future. The work for the foundations in the root area of existing lime trees must be carried out as gently as possible. Screw foundations are being used. Not an everyday construction method.

Für das ARE Modellvorhaben «Landschaft ist mehr wert» unterstützen wir zusammen mit der Biodiversia GmbH die beteiligten Gemeinden «Den Garten der Agglomeration Langenthal» zu entwickeln. In einem Workshop mit Gemeindevertreten wurden bereits erste Projektideen diskutiert und Bearbeitungsschwerpunkte festgelegt.

Die CDU-Fraktion unterstützt in Ihrem Sondernewsletter auch den zukünftigen Gerhart-Hauptmann-Park. Unser Entwurf stärkt die Nord-Süd-Achse als Kulturmeile und als Quartierdurchgang. Die ruhig modellierte Rasenfläche, von Wegen umlaufen, von grossen Bäumen umstanden, lädt zum Liegen und Lesen, zum Faulenzen und Ballspiel ein.

Das Publikum hat die im Rahmen der Sanierungsmassnahme vom Hafen verschobenen Trockenplätze für Boote in das Hafenbecken gut angenommen! Wir konnten einen attraktiven, öffentlichen Seezugang für eine Vielzahl von Nutzergruppen barrierefrei ermöglichen und das ökologische Potenzial stärker gewichten.

Die Baueingabe ist eingereicht: Wir sanieren den Eingangshof vom Hauptgebäude der ETH Zürich. Mit Ruggero Tropeano, Selami Sahin, Marcus Fauster (Synaxis) und Yvonne Fischer, Kirsten Bachmeier (Fotografin) und Guido Hager klären wir vor Ort die letzten Schnittstellen für die Ausschreibung!

Wir freuen uns sehr, dass bei unserem Projekt in Wien, der Elinor-Ostrom-Park, bereits erste Fortschritte sichtbar sind. Die Hochbahn, das Rückgrat unseres Parks, wird derzeit grün eingefärbt.

We won the competition for the Blumenwies indoor pool in St. Gallen in cooperation with the Büro Andy Senn Architekten. The renovation and expansion of the indoor pool facilitates a clarification of the open space situation as a whole.

Die Realisierung der neuen Freizeitpromenade in St. Peter Ording hat begonnen! Die Baulichkeiten, Bemusterungen und Absteckarbeiten laufen termingerecht für die finale Fertigstellung des ersten Bauabschnitts im Frühjahr 2020. Der offizielle Fördermittelbescheid wurde feierlich durch den Staatsekretär Dr. Thilo Rohlfs übergeben.

Loosely planted trees frame an open clearing. They provide views to the inside and outside and along with ecologically high-quality areas protect the sensitive site. Toward Thurgauerstrasse, a spacious and inviting entrance area opens up. The most actively used area is located near the “Alten Schützenhaus.” All the planned participatory processes take place here.

The new community center building gives rise to a plaza situation that is linked to the typical entrance zones and connects the historical and the new. A wide staircase with seating steps connects it with the upper level of the plaza in front of the Wehrlinhalle. This large plaza remains free as a place for taking a break or holding events. The pavement pattern invites playing and makes it into something special.

The new train station site has become part of the day-to-day life of residents of Wittstock, and the square will also be used until October 2019 as a main entrance for visitors to the State Garden Show. We are pleased by the positive resonance.

Along with E2A Architekten from Zurich, we are pleased to have been awarded the first prize for the new lecture hall building and event center of the University of Bremen. From the Campus Park, a spacious ramp of staircases leads up to the boulevard and quasi stages the new lecture hall building. Seating steps and platforms with loosely interspersed trees invite spending time and form a tiered forecourt to the foyer.

The “Parc de la Jonction” is being created in Geneva at the confluence of the Rhone and Arve rivers. Along with Banchini Architekten, we will develop the new park within the framework of a participatory process in cooperation with the population of Geneva.

Der öffentliche Platz zwischen Neckar und den beiden Gebäuden der Experimenta macht gute Fortschritte, um pünktlich zur Eröffnung der Bundesgartenschau im Frühjahr 2019 fertiggestellt zu sein.

We have received acceptance of our bid to transform the up to now park-like zoo landscape into an experience landscape. In addition to other animals, snow leopards, small pandas, and Kiang yaks will find a new home on an area of 87,000 m2.

A new housing development with 1,300 dwellings on a total area of 63 hectares is being created at the Beelitzer Heilstätten, a former sanatorium. The main points of our planning are the sensitive handling of the landmarked ensemble and the careful integration of the new buildings within the existing structures while preserving the forest character to the greatest extent possible.

The execution is progressing well. After the new reconstruction of Bahnhofsstrasse and the laying of pipes for all utilities, what now follows is the construction of the western train station plaza and Goethepark. The site as a whole, including the upgrading of the station building, will be completed by the end of 2019.

Two new park benches flank the central Delfin-Brunnen (Dolphin Fountain) in the entrance courtyard. They have been replicated analogous to the large bench in front of the barn and, as recommended in the park maintenance plan, are curved. Enjoy the summer in the shade of the chestnut trees while sitting on them!

The groundbreaking at the Bahnhofplatz St.Gallen was performed on May 22, 2015 by city councilor Patrizia Adam and the head of the Projekte Infrastruktur SBB, Markus Geyer. We had the pleasure of winning the competition in 2009 along with giuliani hönger ag and stadtraumverkehr. Now the realization begins!

Between the lake and the train station, in front of the co-op renovated by Burkhardt und Partner Architekten, more space is given to the magnificent plane trees with a round bench. The shape of the bench traces the outline of a plane tree leaf. It provides generous space for sitting – next to, opposite and with one another, one time inward toward the gravel surface, one time facing the square – always with opportunities to relax.

The new, 300-meter-long energy center is anchored like a cargo ship in the Bremgarterwald (Bremgarten Forest) before the gates of Bern. We congratulate Graber Pulver Architekten AG on winning the top prize at the ARC Award 2013 in the category of “office, commercial, retail, and industrial buildings.” We are responsible for the outdoor areas and inner courtyards. Project details

Treptower Park was created in 1888 based on the design by the Berlin garden director Gustav Meyer. Special gardens were added in 1959–69. We are pleased to have been commissioned with the renewal of historical fountains and systems of paths and walls including the intensive planting areas of the summer, herbaceous perennial, and heather gardens.

Along with Vössing GmbH, we are restructuring the traffic planning of the train station area with its complex requirements for extremely diverse utilization demands and linking them with an autonomous spatial design.

The “Jägerpark” residential project in Dresden for Jägerpark Wohnungsbaugesellschaft mbH (housing association) has taken another step toward its realization. Since creating the lizard habitat in the spring of 2017, we have meanwhile completed the in-depth preliminary planning in the course of the B Plan process in cooperation with Tchoban Voss Architekten, IPROconsult, and GRAS * Gruppe Architektur & Stadtplanung.

The construction of the second bridge over the Hinterrhein River is progressing. The landscape remains dormant, while the bridge builders are at work. The first quadropod was mounted on supports on January 31, and the first bridge girders on February 8.

The design concepts for the ten subprojects in the Botanical Gardens, from the rehabilitations of the pond and paths to the new ornamental garden, have largely been completed. The first construction measures begin starting in 2018.

Sauerbruch Hutton’s new construction at experimenta is taking shape. As of September, we will begin constructing the open-air facilities: the new, spacious square becomes a tableau for the ensemble of buildings and transports the architectural language of forms of splitters in the form of ground inlays and seating areas in the open air.

Following the creation of the park maintenance program in 2013, the city of Geneva executed the design elements defined in the ideal plan in stages. It has now arranged a flower garden, which opened at the beginning of the summer, in front of the manor house, to the delight of park visitors. The perennials that have been planted bloom throughout the seasons of the year.

Based on our master plan for rehabilitating the Swiss Garden, the art mile will be the first element realized: From the new Belvedere district, a wide gravel area invites visitors into the Swiss Garden! Only the young plane trees and artworks are still missing.

The official groundbreaking for the RhB’s Zweite Hinterrheinbrücke (Second Hinterrhein Bridge) between Reichenau and Bonaduz took place at the end of May. For the widening of tracks at the Reichenau-Tamin train station, the over 8-meter-tall retaining wall was torn down and the slope was designed with a steep, well-structured scarp face. A terraced, sparsely planted zone will be created at the transition to the forest.

The municipal library in Heidenheim, with its generous leisure areas, is taking shape. For the opening celebration on November 10, 2017, the planting with picturesque birch trees will also have been realized.

The Arboretum once again shines with its old glory and a new splendor. The park is one of the oldest collections of woody plants in Switzerland and part of the lower lake basin. The lakeshore area has been handed over to the population after nine months of construction.

Over ten years ago, our winning competition design was realized in a simplified form. The social fabric around the square has, however, now changed. It is now being redesigned anew to be more attractive and respond to current needs - as a PAUSE on Kurfürstendamm.

After winning a workshop process in cooperation with Büro nps tchoban voss Architekten, we are now able to realize a new residential district with 580 housing units on an area comprising 100,000 m2.

In the open-space-planning competition for the Freiham landscape park in Munich, the jury selected us for the second stage of the competition. A spacious, open clearing surrounded by woods forms the basic framework for a landscape park site that can be used in various ways. All the works from the second stage of the competition were discussed with citizens in a moderated dialogue on November 25, 2016.

After nine years of planning and construction, the Rhine River Promenade is now in its first summer! In the morning, it is respectively still calm; in the afternoon, it is heavily frequented by pedestrians and - in fine weather - by bathers. The fish spawning grounds have been accepted, but no beavers have yet been observed.

Spring has also sprung in the flower garden in Berlin. The first images of the flowers in the garden, which is presently being restored according to the original plans from 1960, delight the visitors.

Together - as a team - with Le Balto, Urban Catalist, and ift, we drafted a design concept for the four slagheaps in Gladbeck: with the existing nature, for the people of Gladbeck. The results were presented in mid-March.

A new city park is being created on the site of the former railroad tracks. A grove of blossoming trees surrounds the expansive, central meadow. On the southern side, a generous sundeck offers a café and a wide range of opportunities for play.

The fall no longer invites spending time on the terrace, but from inside the herbs and the trimmed hedges of the completed garden are also enchanting in hoarfrost and under snow.

Max Dudler is building the library for the city of Heidenheim. Closely connected with the neighboring city space, we are developing a high-quality outdoor area for the library with stairs, ramps, low walls for sitting, roofed-over bicycle stations, and plant beds. The library in Heidenheim is a new urban sculptural component with an island-like character. The square and street space flow around it with a light-colored surface. Planted areas take up the picture of the building as a “street silhouette” and structure the elongated square by means of offsets.

The extensive plantings of perennials and grasses at the residential development has been completed. The plantings contribute to the residents’ privacy. The view of nearby Lake Zurich is nevertheless preserved.

After four years of planning, the grounds of the two residential buildings by Gigon / Guyer Architekten and the artist duo Lutz Guggisberg have been completed. The main attraction is the courtyard with ten old pines in a modulated landscape. It is framed by hedges of trees with large oaks. The children living in the 138 apartments immediately discovered their park for playing!

This summer Bern is celebrating the anniversary “200 Jahre – Zu Besuch in der Elfenau” (200 Years – Visiting Elfenau). Two centuries ago, Anna Feodorovna redesigned Elfenau. We have now been given the opportunity to rehabilitate the Ost-Allee, the Kanzel (elevated lookout point) , and the water basin with a reinterpreted waterfall.

At the edge of the city, a path leads to a sitting area. What seems to be unspoiled nature was once an overgrown waste disposal site. With only a few interventions, it is now a garden. A book box holds garden books as inspiration for reflecting on “nature.” “Si vous possédez une bibliothèque et un jardin, vous avez tout ce qu’il vous faut .” Cicero, Epistulae ad familiares IX, 4, à Varro (rédigées entre 63 et 43 av. J.-C) http://paradis-de-lecture.net/

Zusammen mit Horisberger Wagen Architekten gmbH und b+p baurealisation ag erhielten wir den Zuschlag für die Gesamtinstandsetzung des Schulhauses Looren in Zürich Witikon. In Zusammenarbeit mit Professor Udo Weilacher aus München werden wir die grosszügige Aussenanlage von Ernst Cramer den aktuellen Anforderungen anpassen und wieder in Stand setzen