Experimental Collages

ROETHIG SQUARE: We Make Roethig!

Type: Public Square

Location: Strasbourg/Roethig, France.

Course: CTU Prague, Erasmus Exchange. Studio Rehwaldt Landscape Architecture, 2023 Instructors: Till Rehwaldt, Klara Concepcion, Jiri Klokočka, and Jana Zdráhalová

Programs used: Rhino 7, Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Procreate

*Research portion of this project was done in collboration with students from different universities which took part in an international design workshop in Strasbourg, France.

Located in Strasbourg, Roethig France, project Roethig Square Mosaic aims to act as a unifying main square that promotes social inclusion and diversity through a series of programs and zones that encourage civic participation.

The surrounding neighbourhood has a growing demographic of young families with kids, a majority of those who are immigrants. Recent data collected on the Lingolsheim, Strasbourg neighbourhood classifies the demographic as a largely low income and sensitive urban area with an overall low quality of living. Strasbourg was also rated extremely low on the Intercultural city index, communicating the lack of ethnic minority representation and accommodation in the city.

Roethig Square Mosaic is strategically proposed adjacent to the Strasbourg Roethig train station; making the site’s programs, landscape, and market hall accessible to a diverse population of Strasbourg. The intervention pays tribute to the history of the site by refitting a historic big box grocery store, allowing it to hold an open market structure that encourages members of the community to enter the space and open up their own stalls. Through Roethig Square Mosaic, we aim to create a space for the underrepresented population of Strasbourg and give them economic and social opportunities to improve the overall quality of living.