Overview: City on the River (Stadmitte-am-Fluss)

overview word/rtf version

This overview reflects the most important findings on completion of the 10-step process in the ReUrbA² lifestyle learning environment.

Whom are you planning for?

The current and future lifestyles as reflected by the moodboard have been identified as the ones for which this neighbourhood will be planned for in the next decade or so. They have been selected with the general demographic shifts and the specific political ambitions for this neighbourhood in mind.

"the young urban non professionals" ?

old owners

old renters

What should you plan?

This moodboard reflects the kind of social and living environment that would attract the lifestyles as identified above. Furthermore, people are either looking for a comfortable home with, for example, parking facilities close by, in which case this neighbourhood will have to compete with the suburbs, or a living and social environment with lots of character and a unique identify. Which do you offer?

"the young urban non professionals" ?

Living Environment

Neighbourhood orientation

Comfort or Identity

old owners

Living Environment

Neighbourhood orientation

Comfort or Identity

old renters

Living Environment

Neighbourhood orientation

Comfort or Identity

How should you accomplish this?

In order to create these living and social environments to attract the lifestyles as identified, the following should or should not be done:

Residential concepts
Must do
convincing property owners to invest in the upper storsy or leave them to a third party who does 		Must not do
Do not leave upper floors vacant.
Public space
Must do
Serious upgrading and creatin easy access / tarnsparency towards the riverside. Building staircases to the water; peers and bridges.		Must not do
Not just putting new flowerpots and benches.
Degree/type of differentiation
Must do
improve attractiveness for older owners / renters already living there; PLUS: attracting younger people at the same time		Must not do
Not playing one group against the other one.
Important facilities and features
Must do
a permanent down town campus, ... 		Must not do
Only developping the ground floors into retail.

Where should you start?

A transitional phase is needed in which pioneers from these lifestyles and who are willing to invest are attracted to the area. In order to attract these pioneers some temporary facilities are needed. This is what you start with tomorrow!

Are there people who want to invest money in an area which is indeed developing but which still has a negative image?

There are institutional investors, but their investment is not about residential uses. We do not know about private investors for residential uses yet. There might be young people investing in upper-storey flats if they get them for free (House owners ( investors say they are obsolete for their plans as there is now return on investment).

Are there pioneers who will win other people over once they have been won over themselves?

We do not know yet. There is a very active culture / event scene in SB. If they could get won for getting into the housing sector...?

Which temporary facilities are required in order to breathe life into the transition? Examples may be studios for artists or small workshops for companies in accommodation that is getting too small.

"Sky Bar", art gallery, a club?, a downton campus?

 

See the full report for all the questions and answers.