Urban open space design in Greifswald

The project, which functions as a bachelor-thesis, contains an urban open space design in a small sized German city, the revitalisation of the area as an entree and a residential area including an former landfill.

For the pourpouse of my Bachelor-thesis, I worked for two month at this project. During this time I visited the site a lot and had nice contact with the municipal administration and my mentoring Professors forced me to continually have new ideas. In fact I not just focused on the landscapeing issues, but also on the urban planning. To link them both together is one of the major aspects in the project. Furthermore, to work in such an interdisciplinary way, was an important experience. The northern suburb of Greifswald provides already a range of positive things. A harbour with traditional sailing ships, which also functions as the connection from the Steinbecker Vorstadt to the city centre. Wide natural landscapes in form of salt marshes and the former landfill's hill, which is covered with soil and grass by now. To connect the features and make them easier accessible was the approach in the project, therefore I gave a solution to the traffic situation and for an expansion of the housing area, all in agreement with the natural surroundings and the view axis to the historical city centre. The residential areas will form small yard situations and held place for urban gardening. The natural environment is integrated in the planned suburb as well. Since the Steinbecker Vorstadt is located in the lowlands of the river Ryck, trenches and small retention ponds with reed growing at the shore reflecting this circumstance and tie together the natural with the urban site. The overall result is a sustainable solution for the Suburb.