#integrated urban environment
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Project • By Ostertag Architects • Train stations
Railway Station Fritzens Wattens
The project's guiding concept was to develop the new railway station not merely as an infrastructure facility, but as an urban connecting element that enables barrier-free everyday mobility between the two communities for everyone.
A broadly sweeping, generously dimensioned bridge structure made of timber and steel for pedestrians and cyclists is the central element, both functionally and visually.
Andreas Buchberger
Andreas Buchberger
ON SHORT ROUTES
At the Fritzens-Wattens mobility hub, the different modes of transport are not simply arranged side by side; instead, the structural design emerges from the integration of multimodal connections along short routes. The distance between the bicycle parking facilities in the interio... More
Project • By TrayStudio • Masterplans
De Bord en Bord
“De Bord en bord”, meaning “from edge to edge”, is an attempt to soften the hard infrastructural edges of injustice that have devasted Beauport’s wetlands and hindered the physical and socio-economic mobility of residents of Quebec City in accessing its natural resources. The project aims to reconnect the urban fabric of the city to its waterfront by reframing its divisive Dufferin Montmorency freeway as an ecological corridor and an urban common that allows its citizens to reclaim their right to the river.
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Spanning 11km from Port Beauport to Montmorency Falls, the corridor is defined by sweeping landscapes and green buffers along the highway. At its core are “lines... More
Project • By De Zwarte Hond • Cities
Heart of Stadshagen
Housing almost a fifth of the population of Zwolle and with its own train station, Stadshagen is a city district in need of a lively heart. The expansion plan for the Stadshagen shopping centre therefore includes living, working, retail, catering and social facilities. An extra supermarket and new shops increase diversity.
Plomp BV
Plomp BV
Plomp BV
A wide range of housing, including social housing and care units, makes the centre inclusive. A strong social dimension – with a Stadsfoyer (city foyer) on a newly formed square, a nursery and a large roof garden accessible to everyone – ensures that in this central area you don’t just do your shopping, but enjoy spending time there, meeting people and finding i... More
Project • By l'atelier DEV Architecture • Urban Green Spaces
Bon Air
The Bon Air A neighborhood in Anderlecht is a rare gem among Brussels garden cities. Unlike most others, which have been absorbed into the city’s dense urban fabric, Bon Air remains in the suburbs, preserving its low-density character and open, village-like feel. This distinction gives it a unique place in the city’s history, but it also presents challenges that needed to be addressed in a thoughtful and contemporary way.
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Originally, Bon Air was designed with a network of smaller streets complemented by wide pedestrian alleys, creating a balance between accessibility and walkability. Archival photos highlight how these alleys served as vital spaces for social interaction and play. However, over time, the expansion... More
Project • By NOKE Architects • Private Houses
Capturing proportions: Masurian houses
On a peninsula surrounded by a vast lake, in a setting that feels almost surreal, designers from NOKE have created a unique architectural project. In this intimate complex of holiday homes, they propose an alternative to the popular barn-style house, blending traditional Masurian materials, forms, and – above all – proportions with modern prefabricated timber technology. Every detail, down to the interiors, has been meticulously refined.
Piotr Maciaszek
Pasym is a town straight out of a postcard. Above its red rooftops rise the spires of churches and the town hall, while the reflections of its charming panorama dance across the surfaces of three lakes. The best views can be found on the expansive Ostrów peninsula, w... More
Project • By Bánáti + Hartvig Architects • Apartments
Green Court Residences
The Green Court Residences is an unique apartment building unit in Budapest’s condominium architecture because of its volume and façade formulation. The architects designed the building based on elegancy and generosity required by the Client, which is most noticable by the moderate color-use, yet exciting façade geometry. The façade’s character is created by the balconies’ zigzag geometry. The balcony slabs and balustrades protrude and are set back the same way in opposite directions on the different floors, creating a rhytmically changing surface.
Tamás Bujnovszky
Generally, it isn’t easy to formulate balconies not shading each other too much, therefore the architectural solution ca... More