The proposal developed alongside Transsolar and titled in full “Oberbillwerder—The Connected City” places its focus on transport connectivity, especially for pedestrians, cyclists, and users of public transport. In the plan, a green artery runs throughout the street layout and will provide access to all the neighborhoods, public buildings, and recreational activities of the new masterplan, while the proposal also features rapid connections to central Hamburg.

In tandem with these transport proposals, the plan also turns to Nordic models of city building in its mix of functions: developed under the slogan “mix to the max,” the design team conceived an urban grain in which natural elements would be interspersed among a rich variety of building types, providing high-quality urban character.

“The selected design offers an excellent planning basis,” stated Franz-Josef Hoing, the Oberbaudirektor Hamburg. “The concept deals very precisely with the sensitive cultural landscape and develops a very specific contribution to this location. He has a good sense for the right scale, creates a diverse range of different living and working opportunities and makes great with the first proposals for possible architectural ideas.”

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• Architects
  

  ADEPT, karres+brands

• Location
  

  Hamburg, Germany

• Category
  

  Master Plan

• Design Team
  

  ADEPT, KARRES+BRANDS, Transsolar

• Engineering and Sustainability
  

  Transsolar

• City Economics
  

  Buro Happold Berlin

• Consultant on water management
  

  Ingenieurburo Kraft

• Client
  

  IBA Hamburg

• Area
  

  1000000.0 m2

• Project Year
  

  2018

• Architects

  ADEPT, karres+brands

• Location

  Hamburg, Germany

• Category

  Master Plan

• Design Team

  ADEPT, KARRES+BRANDS, Transsolar

• Engineering and Sustainability

  Transsolar

• City Economics

  Buro Happold Berlin

• Consultant on water management

  Ingenieurburo Kraft

• Client

  IBA Hamburg

• Area

  1000000.0 m2

• Project Year

  2018