studio iba basel.2: a new trinational waterfront

STUDIO IBA BASEL.2: A NEW TRINATIONAL WATERFRONT
NTNU FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS
PROFESSORSHIP OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN - PROF. KERSTIN HÖGER
PARTNERS: KANTON BASEL-STADT, IBA BASEL
SPRING 2012
The studio and seminar will be conducted in partnership with the city and canton of Basel as well as the International Building
Exhibition IBA Basel 2020. Under the guiding theme “growing together” and “together growing” the IBA Basel seeks innovative
answers and visionary projects regarding the common development of the trinational region Basel. As a contribution to the IBA
Basel, the studio will explore how the Rhine and its waterfronts can serve as a connective space and symbolic heart for this
cross-border area.
In many respects, the future development of the Rhine harbors is of special importance for the trinational agglomeration
of Basel. They play an indispensable role in the supply of mass goods to an entire country. From an urban perspective, the
Rhine River serves as a backbone for the whole region. In this way, the harbors in the border triangle between Switzerland,
Germany, and France hold a central position. The Rhine also forms a large open and natural space, not only for places abutting
the water, but also for bordering districts. As with all central locations, many demands are made upon this shared space, and
these demands may at first glance appear to conflict with one another. Considering that the further development of the port
industry will only make sense in conjunction with strategies and plans that cross national boundaries, it is necessary to develop
complementary concepts for both the urban and port developments of the bordering harbors and cities.
As specific studio site and IBA performance space, we have chosen the Rhine Island and Harbor in Basel North, which is
directly located along the border triangle. Currently, the area is marked by port infrastructure, containers, silos, warehouses,
tanks, railway and sorting lines, as well as functional and office buildings that date from the past century. Adjacent to this port
zone lie the two residential districts of Kleinhüningen and Klybeck, which are isolated, suffer from pollution and noise from the
port activities, and are urgently in need of modernization. Current plans propose to update harbor logistics and to relocate parts
of the port away from the waterside and towards the railway. With the implementation of these plans, new areas along the
Rhine will become free for urban development.
The studio will develop ideas for a mixed-use urban waterfront that connects city and port functions across national borders.
Based on the results of our current studio, we will further elaborate urban design and architectural proposals for the phased
restructuring of the Rhine Island, as well as for its connections with the harbor and surrounding districts in Basel (CH), Weil
am Rhein (D), and Huningue (F). Major themes of the studio will be the transformation, activation and urban development of
the area through a mixture of informal and formal uses, low budget/ high culture and high budget / low culture. The existing
qualities on the site and along the Rhine can be strengthened in a number of ways: former oil tanks and silos can be converted
into leisure parks and cultural centers, harbor piers into urban islands, and empty warehouses into temporary spaces for urban
pioneers.
In the future, the Rhine must be reconceived as a connecting element of the trinational metropolis, and its waterfronts must be
developed in cooperation with neighbors. The goal is to create high-quality places for living, working and recreation along the
water that consider the many characters and identities that are already present.
METHOD
TIME
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
STUDIO
Inventory
EXPLORATIONS
Visions
Concepts
Mappings
Urban Design
Interpretations
Architecture
Impressions
DESIGN
Field trip & excursions
MODELS
LECTURES
Aera
Harbor
Rhine Island
Details
1:5000
1:1000
1:500
1:200
Introduction
Local inputs
Contemporary urban topics
Readings
Documentation
SCRIPT
Waterfronts
FINAL CRITIC
&
EXHIBITION
Reference projects
RESEARCH
SEMINAR
The studio and integrated project course are structured into six interrelated streams.
We will produce a comprehensive inventory and mapping of our site and its context. Constant interpretation of our
analyses will inform the design process.
The design process will begin with a visioning phase, in which you will develop ideas and themes for your studio
project. These ideas will then be further developed into design concepts, strategies, and proposals throughout the
semester: first, on an urban design scale, focusing on the transformation and development of a new waterfront
for the Rhine island; and second, on an architectural scale with detailed proposals for indvidual building fields and
buildings. The proposals on both scales will be refined in iterative exploration, design, and modeling loops.
We will build and heavily use models as design tools to develop adequate urban structures, spatial configurations,
and building typologies for our project.
A lecture series will give you a broader perspective on contemporary urbanism and architecture. It will include
introductions to the studio and seminar topics, input from local actors and stakeholders, as well as presentations
and readings on related urban design and architectural issues.
The research work will mainly concentrate on waterfront developments, including case studies and cross-case
comparisons of European harbor cities such as Amsterdam (Eastern Docklands, Borneo Sporenburg), Copenhagen
(Island Brygge, Nordhaven), Dublin (Docklands), Duisburg (Inner Harbor), Düsseldorf (Medienhafen), Frankfurt
(Westhafen), Hamburg (Hafen City), Köln (Rheinauhafen), London (Docklands, Canary Wharf), Malmö (BoO1), Nantes
(Island), Rotterdam (Kop van Zuid, Müllerpier, Waalhaven), Oslo (Bjørvika). These critical studies will serve as basis
and reference examples for the studio projects.
Throughout the semester, you will write about your design and research project, helping you to guide and document
the progress of your work. All work will be published in a book and featured at an exhibition at the IBA Basel.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The learning goal is to gain advanced skills and experience in urban design and architecture, concept development,
visionary thinking, and presentation techniques, which will enable students to tackle complex urban challenges
and to synthesize their knowledge into a design project. The studio and seminar seek to provide a comprehensive
package linking design, research theory and practice.
Basel is a world-famous capital for art and architecture and you will learn a lot about contemporary architecture
and urban design from the local master architects such as Peter Zumthor, Herzog & de Meuron, Diener & Diener,
and Morger & Degelo, and also from us.
STUDIO IBA BASEL WATERFRONT, NTNU, PROFESSORSHIP OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN - PROF. KERSTIN HÖGER
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COURSES & CREDITS
Studio AAR4605 Byforming II/ Urban Design II, 15 ECTS
Seminar AAR4905 Byformingsteori / Urban Design Theory, 7.5 ECTS
INSTRUCTORS
Prof. Kerstin Höger, [email protected], +41-78-639 5216, +47-95-417 425, www.kerstinhoeger.com
Vit.Ass. Bjarte Lykke, [email protected], +47-91-581 876
Vit.Ass. Mario Vahos, [email protected], +47-99-114 025
PARTNERS
Kanton Basel-Stadt, Fritz Schumacher, Thomas Waltert, www.planungsamt.bs.ch
IBA Basel 2020, Martin Jann, www.iba-basel.net
IBA University Laboratory, ETH Zürich, Hafen University Hamburg, Universities of Basel, Strasbourg, Karlsruhe et al.
Regional Planning Team, Martin Josephy/ Philippe Cabane/ MVRDV Winy Maas, www.mvrdv.nl
ETH Studio Basel, Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Manuel Herz, www.studio-basel.com
Port of Switzerland, Hans-Peter Hadorn, port-of-switzerland.ch
Rhenus, Claudia Bracher, www.rhenus.com
Ostquai, Anton Marty, www.ostquai.ch
Brasilea, Daniel Faust, www.brasilea.com
Das Schiff, www.dasschiff.ch
Neubasel, Christophe Scheidegger, Konrad Sigl, neubasel.ch, www.areal.org
Swiss Terminal, www.swissterminal.com
Migrol, Rubino Marconi
Werkraum Warteck pp, Martina Siegwolf, www.werkraumwarteckpp.ch
Beat Presser, www.beatpresser.com
DURATION
30.01. to approx. 30.05.2012
EXPERTS IN TEAMWORK (EiT)
09.-27.01.2012 Intensive villages
EXCURSION & EXHIBITION BASEL
Planned between week 10 to 12 & week 21 to 23
COURSE HOURS
Mondays/Tuesdays/ Wednesdays/ Thursdays, 10 am to 6 pm, compulsory attendance
LANGUAGE
English (formal), Norwegian, German, French, Spanish, etc.
DETAILED INFORMATION
Please contact the instructors or visit us in our current studio S1-311, we are back from our excursion on October 18
LITERATURE
Switzerland: An Urban Portrait, ETH Studio Basel: 2006, Roger Diener, Jacques Herzog, Marcel Meili, Pierre de
Meuron, Christian Schmid (eds.)
MetroBasel - A Model of a European Metropolitan Region, ETH Studio Basel: 2009, Jacques Herzog, Pierre de
Meuron, Manuel Herz (eds.)
Bauen am Rhein (Building on the Rhine), Professorship of Peter Zumthor, 2006/07
Waterfronts, in: Situation – KCAP Architects and Planners, NAi Publisher: 2005, Kees Christiaanse et al. (eds.)
From HUBS to MUDs: Reflections on high-density, in Situation: 2005, Kerstin Höger
City and Port: The Transformation of Port Cities, Han Meyer, 1999
Ecological Urbanism, Harvard GSD: 2010, Mohsen Mostafavi (ed.), contributions by Rem Koolhaas / OMA, Bruno
Latour, Andrea Branzi, Stefano Boeri, Martha Schwarz, Raoul Bunschoten, Herzog & de Meuron et al
STUDIO IBA BASEL WATERFRONT, NTNU, PROFESSORSHIP OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN - PROF. KERSTIN HÖGER
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STUDIO IBA BASEL.2: A NEW TRINATIONAL WATERFRONT
PROF. KERSTIN HÖGER, VIT.ASS. BJARTE LYKKE, VIT.ASS. MARIO VAHOS
NTNU 26.09.2011
DEVELOPMENT AREAS — BORDER TRIANGLE SWITZERLAND-GERMANY-FRANCE
WEIL AM RHEIN, D
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WATERFRONT
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REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL — RHINE ISLAND, WEIL AM RHEIN, ST. LOUIS
URBAN DESIGN PROPOSAL.1 — PLAN & ARCHITECTURAL SCENARIO
MVRDV/CABANE/JOSEPHY
URBAN DESIGN PROPOSAL.1 — BUILDING FIELDS & SECTION
MVRDV/CABANE/JOSEPHY
URBAN DESIGN PROPOSAL.1 — STRATEGIC ARCHITECTURAL SCENARIO
Hafen- und Stadtentwicklung Klybeck-Kleinhüningen
Synthesebericht
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MVRDV/CABANE/JOSEPHY
URBAN DESIGN PROPOSAL.1 — IMPRESSION
MVRDV/CABANE/JOSEPHY
URBAN DESIGN PROPOSAL.2 — PLAN & BUILDING ENVELOPS
Hafen- und Stadtentwicklung Klybeck-Kleinhüningen
Synthesebericht
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ASTOC LOST
Hafen- und Stadtentwicklung Klybeck-Kleinhüningen
Synthesebericht
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URBAN DESIGN PROPOSAL.2 — ZOOM-INS & SECTIONS
Hafen- und Stadtentwicklung Klybeck-Kleinhüningen
Synthesebericht
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ASTOC LOST
Hafen- und Stadtentwicklung Klybeck-Kleinhüningen
Synthesebericht
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
STUDIO IBA BASEL.1 FALL 2011
1) Synthesis of idea workshop with City of Basel
2) Master plan and urban design proposals
3) Phased development and transformation strategies
STUDIO IBA BASEL.2 SPRING 2012
1) Syntheseof Studio IBA Basel.1 results
2) Definition of master plan
incl. transportation, open spaces, landscape, building fields & rules
3) Urban design and architecture proposals
4) Phased development and transformation plans
SEMINAR WATERFRONT.1 FALL 2011
1) Readings, lectures & discussions on contemporary urban design
2) Case studies: Amsterdam Eastern Docklands & Borneo Sporenburg, Duisburg Inner Harbor, Hamburg Hafen City, Malmö Bo01,
Nantes Island, Rotterdam Kop van Zuid, Oslo Fjordbyen & Bjørvika
SEMINAR WATERFRONT SPRING 2012
1) Readings, lectures & discussions on contemporary urban design:
MetroBasel, ETH Studio Basel: 2009; Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Manuel Herz (eds.)
Switzerland: An Urban Portrait, ETH Studio Basel: 2006, Roger Diener, Jacques Herzog, Marcel Meili, Pierre de Meuron, (eds.)
Situations – KCAP Architects and Planners, NAi Publisher: 2005, Kees Christiaanse et al. (eds.)
City and Port: The Transformation of Port Cities, Han Meyer, 1999
Ecological Urbanism, Harvard GSD: 2010, Mohsen Mostafavi (ed.)
etc.
2) Extension of case studies, cross-case comparison, and book publication:
Copenhagen Island Brygge & Nordhaven, Dublin Docklands, Düsseldorf Medienhafen, Frankfurt Westhafen, Genova Waterfront,
Köln Rheinauhafen, London Docklands & Canary Wharf, Rotterdam Müllerpier & Waalhaven
METHOD
TIME
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
STUDIO
Inventory
EXPLORATIONS
Visions
Concepts
Mappings
Urban Design
Interpretations
Architecture
Impressions
DESIGN
Field trip & excursions
MODELS
LECTURES
Aera
Harbor
Rhine Island
Details
1:5000
1:1000
1:500
1:200
Introduction
Local inputs
Contemporary urban topics
Readings
Documentation
SCRIPT
Waterfronts
RESEARCH
SEMINAR
Reference projects
FINAL CRITIC
&
EXHIBITION
FACTS
COURSES
AAR4605 Byforming I / Urban design I (15 ECTS)
AAR4905 Byformingsteori / Urban design theory (7.5 ECTS)
INSTRUCTORS
Prof. Kerstin Höger
Vit.Ass. Bjarte Lykke & Mario Vahos
PARTNERS
Cities of Basel (CH), Weil am Rhein (D), St. Louis (F)
MVRDV/ Philippe Cabane/ Martin Josephy (Test Planning)
IBA Basel 2020 & IBA University Laboratory
Port of Switzerland
ETH Studio Basel (MetroBasel)
EXPERTS IN TEAMWORK (EiT)
09.-27.01.2012 Intensive villages & course readings
COURSE DURATION
30.01.-30.05.2012
EXCURSION & EXHIBITION
Planned week 10 to 12 & week 21 to 23
LANGUAGES
English (official), Norwegian, German, French, Spanish et al.
VISIT US IN STUDIO 311
We are back on October 18
IBA BASEL 2020 — GROWING TOGETHER AND TOGETHER GROWING
EINE TYPISCHE
EUROPÄISCHE
AGGLOMERATION
L’Europe se caractérise par un réseau de villes et
d’agglomérations qui s’est développé au fil de
l’histoire. Ces conurbations revêtent une grande
importance. C’est là que vit la grande majorité de
la population et qu’est générée une grande partie
de la richesse, mais c’est également là que sont
consommées la plupart des ressources. De nos jours,
les zones urbanisées, qui continuent certes de présenter de forts caractères locaux, viennent s’inscrire
dans un contexte supra-régional, voire mondial.
Nous habitons à un endroit, travaillons dans un
autre, participons à des réunions et avons des
clients dans toute la région, et au delà, dans
d’autres villes ou d’autres pays. La densification
territoriale donnant naissance à de grandes agglomérations performantes, reliées les unes aux
autres, continuera de se développer et deviendra
un facteur clé pour l’avenir de l’Europe.
Europa ist gekennzeichnet durch ein historisch
gewachsenes Netz aus Städten und Ortschaften.
Diese urbanen Ballungsräume sind von großer
Bedeutung. In ihnen lebt der überwiegende Teil der
Bevölkerung, dort wird ein grosser Teil der Wertschöpfung generiert, aber dort werden auch die
meisten Ressourcen verbraucht. Schon heute sind
die nach wie vor lokal geprägten Siedlungslandschaften in einen überregionalen, wenn nicht gar
globalen Kontext eingebettet. Wir wohnen hier,
arbeiten dort, haben Meetings und Kunden in der
gesamten Region und weit darüber hinaus in anderen Städten und Ländern. Die Entwicklung der
räumlichen Verdichtung zu grossen und leistungsfähigen Agglomerationsräumen, die wiederum
untereinander vernetzt sind, wird sich fortsetzen
und für die Zukunft Europas von entscheidender
Bedeutung sein.
226 Gemeinden,
eine Agglomeration
Beispielhaft für die Zukunft der europäischen
Städte steht der Schauplatz der Internationalen
Bauausstellung IBA Basel 2020: die trinationale
Agglomeration Basel. Eingebettet in die grossen
Landschaftsräume Vogesen, Schwarzwald und
Jura, entsteht beidseitig des Rheins ein dichter
Wirtschafts- und Lebensraum, dessen 226 Städte
und Gemeinden sich auf drei Länder, fünf Kantone,
ein Département und einen Landkreis verteilen.
Die kulturelle, soziale und wirtschaftliche Vielfalt,
die diesem Raum allein durch seine geografische
Lage gegeben ist, wird durch den Prozess der Globalisierung noch grösser. Dank den hochwertigen
Arbeitsplätzen, der ausgezeichneten Verkehrsanbindung, dem attraktiven Bildungs- und Freizeitangebot und der abwechslungsreichen Landschaft
zieht die Agglomeration Basel heute Menschen aus
allen Teilen der Welt an. Und es ist gerade dieses
vielfältige Nebeneinander, das als eine zentrale
226 communes,
une agglomération
UNE
AGGLOMÉRATION
EUROPÉENNE
TYPIQUE
L’agglomération trinationale de Bâle, le lieu choisi
pour réaliser l’Exposition Internationale d’Architecture IBA Basel 2020, est symbolique pour l’avenir des villes européennes. Cette région, enserrée
par les grands massifs des Vosges, du Jura et de la
Forêt-Noire, a vu se développer, de part et d’autre
du Rhin, un bassin de vie et d’activités économiques
très dense, avec 226 villes et communes réparties
sur trois länder, cinq cantons, un département et
un landkreis. La diversité culturelle, sociale et économique que ce territoire doit à sa situation géographique a été accentuée par le processus de
mondialisation. Grâce aux nombreux emplois qualifiés, à l’excellente infrastructure de transports, à
l’attrait de son offre de formations et de loisirs et
à la richesse de ses paysages, l’agglomération de
Bâle attire des personnes du monde entier. C’est
justement cette cohabitation bigarrée qui doit être
considérée comme un atout pour notre territoire ;
Stärke dieses Raums gesehen werden muss und
das deutlich macht, dass für seine künftige Entwicklung, für sein Miteinander, die Agglomeration
als Ganzes in den Blick zu nehmen ist.
Zentral für die Diskussion um die Entwicklung dieses besonderen Raums ist deshalb der
Begriff der Grenze. Der Grossraum Basel ist einerseits geprägt durch die politischen und räumlichen
Grenzen, die Stadt-, Bezirks- und Landesgrenzen.
Andererseits ist er geprägt durch die gesellschaftlichen und sprachlichen Grenzen. Was ist das Verbindende, was das Trennende? Wie lassen sich
Grenzen zugunsten des Ganzen aufheben, ohne
die eigene Identität zu gefährden? Wie kann der
fragmentierte Raum über die Grenzen hinweg
gemeinsam geplant und genutzt werden?
elle montre à quel point il est important de considérer l’agglomération dans son intégralité lorsqu’il
s’agit de son avenir et du «vivre-ensemble».
La notion de frontière est par conséquent
l’élément central de toute discussion portant sur
l’avenir de cet espace si particulier. L’agglomération
de Bâle se caractérise par ses frontières politiques
et territoriales, entre les villes, les districts et les
pays, mais aussi par des frontières sociales et linguistiques. Quels sont les éléments qui nous unissent, quels sont ceux qui nous séparent ? Comment
lever ces barrières pour faire valoir l’intérêt commun sans mettre en péril sa propre identité ? Comment aménager et utiliser, ensemble, cet espace
fragmenté, en surmontant les frontières ?
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