NETZ | WERK| STADT

NETZ WERK STADT

MSc Integrated Urbanism & Sustainable Design (IUSD)

Universität Stuttgart Germany

URBAN GARDENING AND NETZ | WERK | STADT

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By transforming a vacant space into a community asset.

The Project utilizes the concept of “Placemaking ” to create a space which will help the refugees in sharing and developing their personal and professional skills .

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Anna Buchmann Bora Bayrakci

Cady Nasr Bora Bayrakci Svenja Schäfer

David Cady Nasr Melanie Kupferschmid

Hebatullah Hendawy Anna Buchmann Hebatuallah Hendawy Reeham Mourad Bora Bayrakci

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NETZ WERK STADT

IN A NUTSHELL

NETZ I WERK I STADT is a student project created in the context of the master program ‚ Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design‘ at the University of Stuttgart. Under the title „Urban Refugees in Stuttgart“ different concepts for a better integration of refugees into the local society have been developed by an international group of students.

NETZ I WERK I STADT deals with the challenge of the long/ idle waiting periods which is caused by the German complex bureaucratic system.

Since their arrival to Germany, assylum-seekers are received in temporary housing camps where they stay for long periods of time due to bureaucratic delays until they get the final decision regarding their acceptance to stay or not.

During this period of time, they can neither start in building up their new life nor take part in a productive scheme.

Respectively, our project tackles questions like: How can they give something back and find their own personal way into society? How to push for a better integration of the refugees in the local society where they live ? How to make them feel as active contributors to the community ? How to provide them with a place that makes the best use of their abilities?

NETZ I WERK I STADT aims to create a space where the residents of a refugee housing units can share and develop personal and profesional skills and knowledge. It activates the community to participate in every step from the early begining. Our aim is not only to implement the project, but also to strenghten the connection between the refugees.

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CONTENT Anna Buchmann Bora Bayrakci

Hebatuallah Hendawy, Egypt Architect Melanie Kupferschmid , Germany Architect

Anna Buchmann, Germany Geographer

Cady Nasr, Lebanon Environmental Consultant

Bora Bayrakci, Turkey Architect

WHO ARE WE?

Reeham Mourad, Egypt Architect

Svenja Schafer, Germany Architect

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Cady Nasr Svenja Schäfer

Chapter 1: Preliminaries • Introduction • Concept • Overview • Stakeholders Analysis • Sponsors

David Melanie Kupferschmid

Hebatullah Hendawy Reeham Mourad

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Chapter 2 : Spatial Context • Site Analysis

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Chapter 3: Logical Framework • Problem Tree • Progress of Thoughts • Potentials • Steps to Active Integration • Range of Influence • Summary

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Chapter 4: Implementation • Layout • Visualisation • 1.Integrated Center • 2.Urban Gardening • 3. Upcycled Pallets

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Chapter 5: Conclusion • Timeline of Activities • Before and After • Next Steps • Core Recommendations

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Chapter 6: Project‘s Diary

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PRELIMINARIES

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BRAINSTORMING DEAD SPOTS IN REFUGEE CAMPS IN STUTTGART As noticed, there are always useless dead spaces besi- COMMUNITY REVITALISATION de every refugee camp. The available space has great potential to be used by the refugees to meet, interact and deal with each other.

The NETZ I WERK | STADT project has become a successful example as a community revitalization proArchitects / jects. The outcomes achieved, arose a pressing ques- Urban designers Refugees tion: How should be every refugees camp?

In conclusion, If the idea of the NETZ | WERK | STADT project spreads across those dead spots in stuttgart, the process of integrating refugees into the community will be easier and of course it will Double-way Learning Process introduce a better built environment for refugees.

Attractive Outreach Interactive Participation Sustainable Cultural diversity Values Accessibility WHAT MAKES Adaptable Activities A GREAT SPACE? Sense of belonging Inclusive Inspiring Sociable Group based Community Function Productivity Flexible Community-driven Sources: THE FOOD-WORK team IRD SS 15 Eva(migranten & fluechtlinge) http://www.stuttgart-hofen.de/

Refugees camps, in Stuttgart, Germany

Refugee children in Heumaden.

What makes a great space?

CONCEPT

Public space is the heart of every community and provides the area for citizens to interact and deal with each others.

The „Placemaking“ concept focuses on reinforcing the relation between people and places as well as revitalizing the community.

The first key of placemaking is integrating the community into the process of placemaking to reach the maximum shared values and facilitate different innovative pattern of using the public space and to tackle all the terms related to the place like the culture, social aspects that define the space.

PLACEMAKING ACHIEVED CONCEPTS

Community Development

Place-Based Orientation

By Developing space asset

By enhancing the quality of life

Cultural Development

By enhancing the built environment for cultural expression

Economic Development

By enhancing the standard of living and provide income

PROCESS OF PLACEMAKING The first step to integrate the community is to introduce them the project objectives and process. Then the role of the architects comes to manage and consult the project at the beginning until the locals mobilization starts in a collaborative manner.

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Invite

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Collaborate

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Empower

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PLACEMAKING

INTRODUCTION

Fig : NETZ|WERK|STADT transformation of the backyard (Site‘s blindspot ) to a productive space

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NETZ I WERK I STADT PROJECT ASPECTS Waste Water

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container, offers the refugees the opportunity to interact together as wel as their surrounding society.

2. URBAN GARDENING to develop the capacities of the refugees through conducting workshops on planting, waste management, composting and water management to improve the refugees’ skills and knowledge.

3. Pallets Upcycling is the process of converting old or discarded materials into something useful and often beautiful. It included upcycling wooden pallets to create the integration center‘s patio and out door furniture.

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NETZ I WERK I STADT started by analyzing the potentials of the refugees and the challenges, risks and opportunities that they face on a daily basis in the chosen site (Heumaden; chapter 2) .

The project was based on two major ideas, capacity development and job opportunities.

Accordingly, it was divided into 3 parts: 1. INTEGRATION CENTER Iwhich acts as a welcoming and information center / café for to florish the space with activities and workshops. It offers the opportunity to switch the passive into an active intergration system.

The integration center, created in a renewed

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One of the main aspects considered in NETZ I WERK STADT was networking and involving diverse groups of actors who contributed to the project with different responsablities, tasks, skills and knowledge. Our main contact person through the whole planning and realization phases was Uemit Kepenek who is in charge of the acommodation in Heumaden (our chosen site; Chapter 2).

In this context we also got in contact with Ariane Müller-Ressing and Norbert Zimmermann who represent Heumaden-Sillenbuch (Arbeitskreis Flüchtlinge Heumaden-Sillenbuch) .

In addtition, The owner of the acommodation; the City of Stuttgart played also an important role in the whole proccess although we haven‘t been in direct

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contact with any employee of the City of Stuttgart.

Most importantly, the refugees living in the accomodation were our main man power through the construction proccess and were the ones assisting us in achieving our theoretical concept.

Last but not least, we were able to reach what we have achieved due to the support of a wide range of sponsors especially Julius Göring from the Waldorfschule Silberwald and Mrs Yicel Deminez the Agroeconomist who supported us with kind donations and contacting several sponsors.

In the same way; we had support from various shops, companies and private persons.

Oriented strand board (OSB) for the container‘s interior floor

Tablecloth

Screws

Paint for the interior and the exterior of the container, Equipment for painting paper

Nails, Screws, Equpiment

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Wood and Substructure for the terrace

Tools

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Financial support

Sponsors list on site

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plot, container preparation

Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dritte Welt (agdw)

Donation of juice for the inauguration

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SPATIAL CONTEXT

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SITE ANALYSIS

OVERVIEW

The site is located to the south of the Heumaden neighborhood, one of the three neighborhoods of Sillenbuch, an urban district of the city of Stuttgart.

Heumaden is located around 5 km (2.9 miles) far from the city of Stuttgart, capital of Baden-Württemberg, and is connected to the city center via the U-Bahn lines U7 and U 15. Other U-Bahn and buses lines such as U8 connect the neighborhood to different areas of Stuttgart.

The estimated population of Heumaden was around 9.219 in 2011 according to the report of the Statistik und Informationsmanagement for Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart issued in 2013.

The map below shows the connection between the center of the city and the site location. With an U7, the time expected to reach the site is around 23 minutes from the center.

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Location of the unused container before we started the project

DESCRIPTION

Refugees camp Project site Kindergarten Project site

View of the site from the Ubahn station

Heumaden

Entrance way to the site

Refugees camp

NETZ I WERK I STADT plot was an empty vacant green spot separating the refugees‘ house from the nearby kindergarten in Heumaden.

Only a small part of the site is used to plant potatoes while the majority of the space did not have a specific use. Some of the refugees used to park their bicycles or gather for a barbecue from time to time in this site.

The container was not located in the site, but it was moved later at the begining of the project in order to change the functions of this space. The container used to be located beside the offices to the North.

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The Physical and Social conditions of the Heumaden site were in favor of implementing NETZ I WERK I STADT due to the following reasons: •

An initiative of urban gardening have already been started within the site by AGDW. There is enough space for gardening.

• Approximate size of the site in Heumaden is 3000 m2, but around 2000 m2 are not occupied by buildings. The size of the site that is provided by AGDW for the gardening project is • around 600 m2 (100 m2 is already planted with potatoes).

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The site’s orientation to the sun is appropriate for horticulture with a sufficient number of hours of sunshine .

Refuges are interested to be involved in some activities that can turn their living environment better and make some profit for them .

The site does not an have appropriate function, it is just an open space with partially used for gardening.

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NETZ I WEK I STADT chosen plot View from the potato field

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Potato field URBAN GARDENING OPEN GREEN SPACE PLAY GROUND COMMUNAL SPACE/WORKSHOP AREA EXHIBITION AREA

NETZ I WEK I STADT chosen plot View from the entrance

CONTAINER AREA

Existing Situation in Heumaden

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LOGICAL FRAMEWORK

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lack of motivation

uncertainty about future (will I stay?) of german courses limited access to the labour market

preference of german job-seekers disregard of foreign degrees

law restrictions labour structure no capacity left to focus on working activities

capacity overload

huge amount of refugees arriving

LACK OF ACTIVITY

missing opportunities

lack of awareness/ acceptance in the society (distrust?!)

DIY-EVENT AND FREQUENT WORKSHOPS HOLD BY THE REFUGEES THEMSELVES

WORKSHOP WITH REFUGEEES IN ORDER TO BRAINSTORM ABOUT POSSIBLE ACTIVITIES/NEEDS COOPERATION WITH EXISTING PROJECTS CROWDFUNDING FOR FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

OUTPUT FOR SOCIETY = GIVE SOMETHING BACK

PLATFORM FOR EXCHANGING KNOWLEDGE

SELF-ORGANIZED PROJECT, REPRESENTING THE INTEREST AND NEEDS OF THE REFUGEES

BECOMING PART OF THE LOCAL SOCIETY

GIVING INSTEAD OF RECEIVING

RESPONSIBILITY

HIGHER MOTIVATION DUE TO THE PERSONAL PARTICIPACTION OF THE REFUGEES IDENTIFICATION WITH THE PROJECT

BASE FOR SKILLS-NETWORK (PLATFORM)

NEIGHBOURS AND REFUGEES CAN GET IN TOUCH

COMPARABLE PROJECTS:

TOOLS AND DESIGNED AREA DIFFERENT OTHER PROBLEMS = NO FOCUSING, DISAPPOINTMENT IN A COOPERATION REFUGEES ARE ONLY PART OF A BIGGER GROUP CONTEXT IN HEUMADEN

LOCAL SOCIETY NOT INTERESTED ADVERTISEMENT, COMMUNICATION

ADWG, SOCIETY, UNIVERSITY MEDIA

SOCIAL NETWORKS

DISAPPOINTMENT BECAUSE OF MANY DIFFERENCES IN GERMANY

FAILURE BECAUSE OF GIVING UP EARLY

NO INTEREST IN SUBJECT PROPOSAL IS TO ABSTRACT

NO PLATFORM FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN REFUGEES

DIY- EVENTS CONTAINED IN STUTTGART REPAIR-CAFÈS

NO INTEREST IN PROJECT

NO OPEN REGISTER OF SKILLS

GZ-ARBEIT

NO CONTACT WITH LOCALS

‚JUST ANOTHER INTEGRATIONPROJECT‘ = LACK OF SELF-CONTROL IRRESPONSIBLE ACTING LOCAL SOCIETY NOT INTERESTED ADVERTISEMENT, POSSIBILITY OF HELP PROVIDED BY SOCIAL WORKER

TOO MUCH FREE TIME

REFUGEES WANT TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK INSTEAD OF ALWAYS BEEING FORCED TO SAY ‚THANK YOU‘

REFUGEES, SOCIAL WORKERS EXISITING ORGANISATIONS, EXPERTS

SOCIETY

REFUGEES

REFUGEES (OLDER THAN 16, EDUCATION FOR YOUNGER ONES)

NO MOTIVATED REFUGEES BECAUSE OF UNCERTAINTY IF THEY ARE ALLOWED TO STAY

JOB PROVIDERS NOT INTERESTED ADVERTISEMENT, ATTRACTING PLATFORM JOB PROVIDER

NO INTERACTION ADWG, SOCIETY, UNIVERSITY THE REFUGEES ARE ABLE TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE, TO OFFER AND DEVELOP SKILLS

REFUGEES, SOCIAL WORKERS

ASSUMPTIONS, RISKS

OFFERING A SPACE WHERE

depression

JOB PROVIDER

missing prospects

COVERING FREE JOBS AND POSSIBILITIES FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION

PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS:

SOURCES OF VERIFICATION

feeling of uselessness

SOCIETY

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missing contact to society

frustration

INTEGRATION COMMUNICATION

no creating of knowledge

INDICATORS

EFFECTS

lack of integration

STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVED

KEY PROBLEMS

no sharing of knowledge

INPUT, HYPOTHESIS

CAUSES

crime

OVERALL OBJECTIVE

language barriers no intercultural exchange

OBJECTIVE

no assumption of responsibility dependency

USE OF THE OUTPUT

stagnation lack of acceptance in the society (distrust?!)

OUTPUT

no use of existing potential

ACTIVITES

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POTENTIALS

ACHIEVING INTEGRATION THROUGH DIRECT COMMUNICATION

taking german classes contact to german native speakers contact with family and friends in Germany

WORKSHOPS

LANGUAGE

Time spent in Germany

WE DON‘T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO!

WE WANT TO GIVE SOMETHING BACK!

contact to former asylum seekers

INTEGRATION

INTERNATIONAL CAFÉ MEETING POINT „WELCOME CENTER“

Male/Female Age

EMPLOYMENT/ ACTIVITY

Country of origen

PLATFORM FOR EXCHANGE OF SKILLS

Employment status before entering Germany Interests

„I AM LOOKING FOR...“ „I AM OFFERING...“

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TEAM-SPIRIT

RESPONSIBILITY They want to DO something!

We don‘t have anything to do!

DIFFERENT WORKING GROUPS IN CHARGE

SOCIAL COMMITMENT We want to give something back!

CONTACT TO NEIGHBOURHOOD Private room is missing!

Summary: The Refugees and the Local society need a common space where they can share their different skills and diverse activities . This medium of exchange facilitates communicating between the refugees and the locals . It offers an active integration and strengthen living together in one society.

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STEPS TO ACTIVE INTEGRATION STEPS TO AN ACTIVE INTEGRATION 2

IDEAS

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user, creater

SOCIAL WORKERS

organisational support

express ideas, needs, wishes propose how to achieve it? construction, maintenance connection to refugees, allocation of place

SOCIETY

environment

interest, donations, acceptance

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organisation communication

organisation, presentation, publicity, implementation

MEETING POINT ACTIVITIES SHELTER/RETREAT OCCUPATION PARTICIPATION INDEPENDENCY

SERVICE-POINT

COMMUNICATION INTERACTION INTEGRATION

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BASIC - CONVERSATIONS

REFUGEES

What do you like about the accomodation in Heumaden?

What ist missing? Are you using the outdoor area?

What would it need to provide so that you use it more frequently?

Which activites are provided within the accommodation?

Which other activities would you suggest?

Which scope do we have? „rear cover“ by agdw?

POSSIBLE TASKS

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FIGHTING THE CAUSES

Superordinate Concept Political Solutions Global Interaction

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IDEAS NEEDS did they mention?

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Are you in contact with possible donors?

CONCRETE PROPOSALS

Are you in contact with persons in charge of the city dep.?

FIGHTING THE SYMPTOMS

Higher Vision Dealing with the Challenges in Germany and the Municipalities Integral Proposal for a Solution

5 SPECIFICATION OF PROPOSAL

SOCIAL WORKER

What do you/the refugees need?

RANGE OF INFLUENCE

INVOLVED GROUPS AND THEIR TASKS

RELFECTION: DOES THE OUTCOME AGREE WITH OUR FIRST CONCEPT?

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WHOM are we adressing?

REFUGEES: independence, activity, occupation, giving instead of receiving

WHAT should be the OUTCOME? responsibility, commitment WHICH RESOURCES do we have?

knowledge, experience in certain areas?

WHICH RESOURCES do we need?

money, knowledge, donations in kind

WHICH RESTRICTIONS do we have?

time, money, law restrictions, acceptance??

WHOM could we cooperate with?

WHO could support/help us?

repair-café Stuttgart, Eine Welt-Laden, Freundeskreis Plieningen-Birkach

Prototyp-Project Project according to Ideals of higher Vision Testing of the Feasability of the Measures

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ACTIVITY FOR AN ACTIVE INTEGRATION

Starting Point for further Initiatives

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SUMMARY

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LANGUAGE BARRIERS PREFERENCE OF GERMAN JOB SEEKERS

LACK OF ACTIVITY

DISREGARD OF FOREIGN DEGREES

LACK OF ACCEPTANCE IN THE SOCIETY

FRA RAMEWORK AMEW

LACK OF AWARENESS IN THE SOCIETY

THE REFUGEES

NO INTERCULTURAL EXCHANGE NO USE OF EXISTING POTENTIAL

DEPENDENCY

Refugees struggle to build up a SOCIAL NETWORK within the German society. They are forced to leave their familiar community and need to deal with the loss of family and friends. After an often traumatizing acts t hrough w ork, associations and religion. During mostly quite LONG PERIODS OF WAITING always in a RECEIVING POSITION, isolated and without a perspective to change something actively.

OPPORTUNITIES

COMMUNICATION

ACTIVE INTEGRATION

THE LOCAL SOCIETY

The German society has to care and pay for the accomodation and the supply of t he r efugees. C aused b y a lack o f information t ensions appear. The public feels uncomfortable because of CULTURAL DIFFERENCES. Those barriers can only be dismantled by strengthening the awareness and building up a s ystem that FAMILIARIZES both sides with the reality of the others.

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INFORMATION AWARENESS

“In Germany, we get our basic needs covered, but it is still a desperate. We want to feel that we are doing something useful. Thank you for those couple of days and please keep visiting us“ – Abdelkereem, Gambia

ACOMMODATION IN HEUMADEN

COMMON SPACE

NETWORK

GENERATING & SHARING KNOWLEDGE

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IMPLEMENTATION

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ELABORATION OF STRATEGICAL CONECPT

IN COOPERATION WITH THE PUBLICITY/COMMUNICATION GROUP ANNOUNCEMENT IN SOCIAL NETWORKS

ELABORATION OF STRATEGICAL CONECPT

WORKSHOP WITH THE REFUGESS IN ORDER TO SPECIFIY PROPSALS AND TO DETERMINE THE ACTIONS AND THE NEEDED SUPPORT/TOOLS

CONTACT TO MEDIA, PREPARE FLYER AND POSTER ABOUT GENERAL PROJECT

ELABORATION OF STRATEGICAL CONECPT

PROPOSAL FOR SCHEDULE FOR GET TOGETHER

PREPARE BOOKLET IN ORDER TO PRESENT PROJECT TO DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS

WORKING GROUPS

WORKSHOP WITH THE REFUGESS IN ORDER TO SPECIFIY PROPSALS AND TO DETERMINE THE ACTIONS AND THE NEEDED SUPPORT/TOOLS

WORKSHOP WITH THE REFUGESS IN ORDER TO SPECIFIY PROPSALS AND TO DETERMINE THE ACTIONS AND THE NEEDED SUPPORT/TOOLS

DESIGN PROPOSALS FOR THE OUTDOOR AREA

ELABORATION OF STRATEGICAL CONECPT

REALISATION

REALISATION

WEEK 4

ANNOUNCEMENT OF EVENT IN DIFFERENT LOCAL GROUPS

ELABORATION OF STRATEGICAL CONECPT

REALISATION

REALISATION

WEEK 5

REORGANISATION DO IT YOURSELF OUTDOOR AREA GET TOGETHER PUBLICITY CROWDFUNDING OF THE CONTAINER GET TOGETHER

CONTACT TO DIFFERENT COMPANIES IN ORDER TO ORGANIZE FUNDING

WORKSHOP WITH THE REFUGESS IN ORDER TO SPECIFIY PROPSALS AND TO DETERMINE THE ACTIONS AND THE NEEDED SUPPORT/TOOLS

WORKSHOP WITH THE REFUGESS IN ORDER TO SPECIFIY PROPSALS AND TO DETERMINE THE ACTIONS AND THE NEEDED SUPPORT/TOOLS

DESIGN PROPOSALS FOR THE CONTAINER (INSIDE/OUTSIDE)

CONTACT TO DIFFERENT COMPANIES IN ORDER TO ORGANIZE FUNDING

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WEEK 2

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WEEK 1

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LAYOUT Entrance

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VISUALISATION

NETZ I WERK I STADT Project is divided over Three Zones: Zone 1: It includes the container (planned to be used as a CafĂŠ) with a terrace located at the entrance of the site with flower beds, benches and tables.

The terrace is planned to be covered with a shade of grape vines creating a cozy environment. Furnitures used on the terrace are made out of the wooden pallets.

Zone 2: Consists of the Barbecue area and gardening boxes. Flower beds made out of the wooden pallets are used to mark the spatial borders between zone 1 and zone 2. Herbs such as Lavandula angustifolia, Rosmarinus officinale, Petroselinum crispum, Mentha piperita, Ocimum basilicum, Origanum vulgare and chilies were planted in these beds. Tables and benches were installed

in Zone 2. A Cherry tree, Prunus serrulata, was planted on site.

Zone 3: It consists of an existing potato field which was extended. Few garden beds are scattered in this zone as well. Later, a small green house is planned to be build next to the potato field.

At the farthest point of the site, three composting boxes were made out of wooden pallets to be used for ocmposting the organic waste separated by the refugees.

Mesh fences will be installed on the site between the common space and the private rooms of the refugees. These fences will serve as a support for climbing plants forming natural walls between the project site and the rooms of the refugees giving more privacy.

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Entrance

Information Panel

Urban Gardening

Wardrobe Container Interior Design SCALE 1:100

INDEPENDENT COMMON SPACE FLEXIBLE SPACE FOR ACTIVITIES

SPACIAL CONTEXT

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NETZ 1.INTEGRATION CENTERWERK STADT Do It Yourself - Action Building up seating furniture for the garden Leaving Marks Personal writings/drawings/art, children‘s hand prints

International Food Market Opening of the Café, cultural tasting and exchange

INTERNATIONAL CAFÉ BULLETIN BOARD

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INTEGRATION CENTER‘S DETAILED ACTORS ANALYSIS

INTEGRATION THROUGH OCCUPATION

STEP 1

REFUGEES

SOCIAL WORKER

LOCAL SOCIETY

AGENCY OF LABOUR (Agentur für Arbeit)

Gaining Insight into German Society and its Challenges

SOCIAL DEPARTMENT (Sozialamt)

JOB PROVIDER

STEP 2

Network of Stakeholders

FEDERAL OFFICE FOR MIGRATION AND REFUGEES BAMF

Internship / FSJ, BuFDi / Community Service / GZ work

(Employment)

STEP 3

REFUGEES

Assume Responsibility SOCIAL WORKER

LOCAL SOCIETY

AGENCY OF LABOUR (Agentur für Arbeit)

Self-

SOCIAL DEPARTMENT (Sozialamt)

Passing Experience

JOB PROVIDER

STEP 4

equalized workspace / Independence FEDERAL OFFICE FOR MIGRATION AND REFUGEES BAMF

Structure for Communication is necessary

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BEFORE Position Prepartaion of foundation for the container

Soil Liner First sealing foil between damaged old chipboards

Position Repositioning of the container

Static Foundation Battens distance ca. 25cm

Cleaning Outside walls of the container

Substructure Isolation covered by two sealing foils

Floor Covering Sealing of te edges

Wall + Ceiling Cleaning

“We are living our lives swinging between hardships and hopes, but the most important thing is satisfaction “ – Sefean, Syria

Mopboard

Wall Abrasion

Wall + Ceiling Painting

Interior Bar construction

AFTER

Interior Chairs, Tables and Dekor

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2. URBAN GARDENING

Building a community garden with the refugees and for the refugees

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CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT The starting point of implementing the Urban Gardening part was to hold Capacity Development workshops in order to help the refugees use and improve their skills and knowledge. The aim of these workshops was to realize a better integration of the refugees in the surrounding social communities.

The initial idea consists of preparing waste management workshops that help the refugees understand the waste management system adopted in Germany.

At these workshops, the knowledge of the refugees regarding source segregation at their residencies, as the locals do, shall be increased.

It was planned to organize a workshop on waste composting and to reuse the compost in an urban gardening project as a soil enhancer.

Later on, the idea was further developed in order to reduce the waste generated through reusing it.

Hence, a series of workshops that develop the capacities of the refugees started to take a part in the list of the capacity development workshops.

The reusing and recycling simultaneously of rain water and grey water became part of the project as well as reusing wood pallets to build gardening boxes for the urban gardening project.

NETZ I WERK I STADT included implementing a series of workshops on rainwater harvesting, greywater reusing, organic waste composting, and waste reusing and recycling. These workshops are detailed as follows:

Urban Gardening Workshop: The aim of this workshop is to use and improve the knowledge of the refugees or even to train and teach them on maintaining a gardening site that could generate raw food such as herbs, vegetables and fruits.

Water Management Workshops: The aim of these workshops to teach the refugees on the grey water primary treatment for reuse as a source of irrigation, on the rain water harvesting from the rooftops and on the irrigation techniques in a gardening site (e.g. how many times to irrigate the plants, convenient times of day to irrigate, etc.)

Waste Management Workshops: the aim of these workshops is to teach the refugees about the source segregation of waste and organic waste composting as well as working together on the reuse of waste such as wood pallets, tires, containers to build garden boxes.

Water Management : Rainwater Harvesting: Rainwater is planned to be harvested within the site. In the first phase, one water tank was installed while two other tanks will be added later to form all together the rainwater storage tanks. In these tanks, the rain will be collected and maintained in order to be reused on site for irrigation purposes. Rain falling on the rooftop of the buildings will go through the rain gutters to the storage tanks where it will be maintained and reused in order to reduce the fresh water use within the site.

Grey Water Treatment: The grey water resulting from the activties inside the container cafĂŠ will be primary treated in order to be reused for onsite irrigation. Grey water will go into a 15 cm layer of stone, sheet of mesh or filter, 25 cm layer of sand and 3 cm layer of gravel and herbs.

Compost Workshop:

Random Pictures from the capacity building workshops

The aim of this workshop was to explain to the refugees living within this site on how to do waste segregation as well as the composting techniques. Posters (in English and Arabic) were hanged, above the composting boxes, explaining the composting process and detailing the types of organic waste that shall be composted or avoided in the compost boxes. The workshop was held in Arabic and English.

Example from the instructions presented 42 to the refugees in the compost workshop

Urban Gardening Outcomes Different positives outcomes have been achieved. including: • Involving the refuges in physical activities • Improving their living space which could help them to develop a sense of being home especially when they will have their own plants and herbs for the preparation of their food.

• Improving their skills and knowledge related to waste management, urban

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gardening and water management.

Food production.

Economic benefits through saving money that is usually spent to buy vegetables/ herbs from the market .

Living in a green maintain landscape which will enhance the positive image of the refugee camp in front of their neighbors and the neighborhoods where they are living.

3. PALLETS UPCYCLED

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INSTRUCTIONS GUIDE

PALLET GARDEN

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Cover the entire back side of the pallet with landscape fabric.

Now add the soil on top.

Detail for greywater treatment

Flip the pallet over and make sure the fabric is well attached to it.

Fill the openings until the pallet is full.

Fill the openings until the pallet is full.

Detailed Section for rainwater harvesting system

Now add the soil on top.

Finally, place the plants securely between the slats tucking them in firmly.

Finally, place the plants securely between the slats tucking them in firmly.

During the constuction phase we came to the decision that this thechnique of using the pallets is not very effective. To provide better growing conditions for plants we changed the design to have more space for roots and plants to grow. We built elevated beds out of four pallates or pieces of pallets. It is an improvement for the plants and at the same time it makes the gardening easier.

Anna Buchmann Bora Bayrakci

Cady Nasr Svenja Schäfer

David Melanie Kupferschmid

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PALLET BENCH URBAN GARDENING

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Scr ew in the 4 (2*4) as legs .

Use 1 pallet for the base and br eak the other pallet apart to use it for the top panels and legs.

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INSTRUCTIONS GUIDE

PALLET BENCH The aim is to create a space where the refugees can share and develop personal and professional skills and knowledge. It allows Cut the following parts. the localpallets people into to participate and strengths connection to the refugees. In the future this room could be used as a welcoming and information center of the part of the local society as well as for common activities. It offers the offers the opportunity to switch the passive into an active integration systemt.

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Remove the following slants to insert the pallets into one another.

Cut pallets into the following parts.

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Remove the following slants to insert the pallets into one another.

Insert one pallet into another.

Now add panels ar ound the pallet.

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Insert one pallet into another.

Now attach lower parts.

Now attach lower parts.

The refugees have very good skills for constructing and developed inspired by those plans their own design and built very stable tables and two types of benches.

Anna Buchmann Bora Bayrakci

Cady Nasr Svenja SchŠfer

David Melanie Kupferschmid

Anna Buchmann Bora Bayrakci Hebatullah Hendawy Reeham Mourad

Anna Buchmann

Cady Nasr Svenja Schäfer Cady Nasr

David Melanie Kupferschmid David

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TIMELINE OF ACTIVITIES 1

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Preparation

Cost, Recource and Time Calculation

Detailed Site Plan

Selection and Contacting of Sponsors and Support for Material, Tools, Knowledge, Connections and Transport

Collection of resources

Discussion of aims and comparison of goals with refugees and AGDW. Revision of Plans.

Distribution of the soil

Arrangement on the site

Presentation of the site

Analyzing existing capacities

Publications

Updates about the project have ben published online on the website and blog Refugees in Stuttgart, via Social Media and posters and flyers have been distrebuted.

Transport of tools and materials to the site

Invitation of all stakeholders and actors: University of Stuttgart, AGDW, Refugees, Sponsors, Support, Friends,...

Meeting with: Ăœmit Kepenek (AGDW), Julius (Walldorfschule), MitMachGarten, Yicel Deminez (Agronomist) and different donors.

Planting vegetables, herbs and seeds

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Future operation

Publicity

Opening

Watermanagement

Building with pallets

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Moving the container to the site

Cleaning

Grinding down and Coloring

Students will ensure the sustainability of the project with further support on site and through promotion of the project.

Terrace and Floor Construction

Furniture

Decoration

Construction All vegetable beds are covered on the sides with soil to prevent earth falling out between the gaps of the wood and are filled with a mix of soil from the site and compost to provide good growing conditions.

Everything that is planted can be harvested by the refugees.

Rainwater is harvested from the roof and collected in a watertank. A natural watertreatment system cleans the water used in the container.

Cutting Pallates to built, tables, benches, elevated vegetable beds.

Smoothing of the wood and painting the funiture.

A bed of gravel and coarse was added as a first layer above the soil in the designated location for the container

The container was cleaned from outside and inside

The walls of the con- Inside the container were sanded tainer a layer of and painted in colors wood was installed to create a stable and rigid floor. Outside the container a terra-

The furniture inside the container was built out of the wooden pallets. Hence, a bar, a shelf, two tables and a board were build

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BEFORE

CONCEPTUAL 3D

AFTER

Visualization of the site before implementation

Visualization of the site after implementation

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NEXT STEPS

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Welche Möglichkeiten öffnet die Zusammenarbeit?

Welche Vorteile können die Flüchtlinge langfristig daraus ziehen? Wie lassen sich so Perspektiven ausbauen?

Interview conducted in German with Uemit Kepenek; 3 August 2015.

1 Meiner Ansicht nach sind die Teilnehmer engagierter im Verhalten.Sie sehen es als Ihre Aufgabe an das Projekt weiterzuführen.Insofern kann man von einem gesteigerten „Sozialen Verhalten“ sprechen.Sie erfüllt es mit Stolz am Projekt teilgenommen zu haben. Ausserdem fühlen sie sich weiterhin verantwortlich für das Projekt.

Welche Auswirkungen hat das Projekt in Bezug auf die Flüchtlinge und ihr Verhalten gebracht?

Die Bewohner erleben sich als ein Teil der Gemeinschaft und bauen Ihre sozialen Kompetenzen aus.Der gemeinschaftliche Zusammenhalt innerhalb der Unterkunft konnte weiterhin gestärkt werden

2 Wie bewertest du das Projekt generell?

FORMING THE COMMUNITY GROUP

Das Projekt ist ein Erfolg.

Innerhalb der Gemeinschaftsunterkunft hat das Projekt die Gemeinschaft gestärkt.

Die Bewohner konnten Ihre Stärken in den Vordergrund stellen und fühlen sich in Ihrer Rollegestärkt.

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Natürlich kann man an ein solches Projekt anknüpfen und weiter ausbauen.

Welche Verbesserung wünschst du dir? Lässt sich etwas ähnliches wiederholen?

One of the vital aspects to ensure the sustainability of the project is to form the community group that will help in operating the project. Starting with the economic value produced from the Integration center (since it has a café ), until running the urban gardning field .

So far; there had been a couple of potential refugees who can are interested in running the project but they still need enhancement for their leadership skills .

Therefore, a hand-over plan to establish transition preparations.

The Handover Support Arrangements will be divded into 2 parts : 1. Divisions of Roles & Responsibilities 2. Detailed Schedule of needed trainings The Refugees who are interested in leading the community group

4 Theaterauftritte, Bandauftritte, Puppenspiele für Kinder, Kulturevents etc.

Was ist weiterhin auf dem Gelände geplant?

Informal Gathering to discuss the future steps of NETZ I WERK I STADT

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CORE RECOMMENDATIONS • •

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The project should be maintained periodically to bear the increase in amount of users in the refugee camp Using movable objects in the space helped in creating a sense of ownership since the early beginning of the implementation phase. It also permitted the children to easily participate Beverages distribution during the construction days is essential, especially in hot days.

Construction activities ( like our work in NETZ I WEK I STADT )should begin to gradually include German kids as means of integrating with the asylum-seekers.

Construction activities should encourage mixed nationalities group activities.

Colourful paintings proved to be an interesting tool for all ages.

The peer-to-peer relationships between the designers and the refugees is an essential factor that might lead to the success or the failure of the project.

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Building friendships with the community is an added value to the project Additional side activities should be prepared within the initial plan for underage children and Elderly people .

Children of all ages were attracted by the sound feature of the constructing tools as well as the patio ( i.e. stamping their feet on the wooden patio; drumming on the upcycled pallets) For group activities and workshops , the number of refugees per group should not exceed six that each person have the needed care and attention Intercultural exchange is easy if you have got a common task to fulfil that‘s why communication is possible even without a common language.

The local society (i.e. refugees in our case) are interested to invest their time and skills in something useful to their community, they just dont know how .

Everything is possible, JUST DO IT.

The wall of the container; drawn by the Kids in Heumaden Refugee cmp

“Don’t thank me for helping. I need to thank you as well and everyone needs to say thank you to each other – we did it as one team” – Ibrahim, Gambia

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NETZ I WERK I STADT DIARY 4.7.2015 - 25.7.2015

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BEFORE

PREPARATION

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CONSTRUCTION

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CHILDREN INTEGRATION

NETZ I WERK I STADT OPENING

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Refugee housing

Entrance

Refugee housing

Integration Center ( container )

Entrance

Integration Center ( container )

BBQ area

Upcycled Pallets converted to Seatings

Patio

Urban Gardening + Upcycled Pallets

Extended Potato Field

Seatings

BBQ area

Water Harvesting

Compost

Urban Gardening + Upcycled Pallets

Refugee housing

Refugee housing

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