Creating a framework - A spatial analysis and twelve design recommendations for Krems-East

L - WACHAU

EXPAND UNESCO

FORMALIZE THE SPILLOVER

USE THE ZONES

CREATE A FRAMEWORK

The Wachau UNESCO (buffer) status should be extended to all parts that contribute to the functioning of the valley. This strengthens the discourse on the spatial development of the region.

The aesthetic zones determine what functions get a place in Krems-East. Each zone is developed to attract certain functions. Upscaled winemakers find a place in the commerce zone, and young families can find attractive housing in the Lerchenfeld.

Subsequently, Krems-East (and Melk-South) are formalized as spillover-buffers. Necessary functions that are unfitting to the Wachau can be placed here. The development of unnecessary functions in the buffer is prevented by their new UNESCO status.

This new UNESCO zoning mechanism should coincide with the development of a spatial framework that keeps the growth of the region in check. Physical borders that add to the planning mechanism.

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Creating a framework - A spatial analysis and twelve design recommendations for Krems-East

Published on Dec 1, 2020

Corne Strootman

I was invited to Krems as an artist in residence by ORTE - Architekturnetzwerk Niederösterreich. During the residence I explored the relationship between two distinct parts of Krems. One part is historic and picturesque. It is the beginning of the of Wachau valley, UNESCO world heritage. The other part is a mixture of modern industry, commerce and housing, described as Krems-East. The exploration resulted in the short film “Painting a picture: on the fringe of world heritage”. The making of the film required a GIS-analysis, expert interviews, research into the history of the region and literature reviews. This booklet repurposes the research done for the film to make a case for a number of design proposals that would improve Krems-East. The booklet makes explicit the processes and spatial forms of the region, and as such it stimulates a discourse of planological and architectural development.