DIE NEUE GARTENSTADT

The new garden city in Mannheim combines the original concept of living in green surroundings with the modern values of a sustainable, future-oriented society.

The focus is on improving the quality of life and social cohesion as well as promoting sustainability and protecting biodiversity.

A strategically planned and networked green infrastructure increases the amount of accessible green open spaces for recreation, leisure, play and sports by providing places for all age groups to meet and exercise in a variety of ways. An axis with agricultural uses connects the surrounding existing industry, creating a significant contribution to the sustainability of the neighborhood through partialself-sufficiency and regional food. To counteract the ubiquitous extinction of species, there are a number of natural wildflower areas that actively contribute to the species protection and the preservation of biodiversity.

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Wildpflanzen Urban Farming Radweg Fahrradstraße mit Autoverkehr Pipeline existing pipeline Bestand Besonderer Platz Rasen Wildpflanzen Urban Farming Radweg Fahrradstraße mit Autoverkehr bicycle path

Bestand Besonderer Platz Rasen Wildpflanzen Urban Farming Radweg existing buildings Bestand Besonderer Platz Rasen Wildpflanzen Urban Farming communiuty sites Bestand Besonderer Platz Rasen Wildpflanzen Urba lawn Bestand Besonderer Platz Rasen Wildpflanzen Urban Farming wild plants Bestand Besonderer Platz Rasen Wildpflanzen Urban Farming urban farming

In the south of the Jungbusch quarter of Mannheim, directly on the riverbank, a new building was to be constructed that would house the functions of an urban bicycle manufacture and at the same time provide a plurivalent space for cultural offerings.

The building above ground is divided into two volumes, which, however, connect with each other below ground and form a lively transition area.