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Hanging Green
by TD Garden
Location: Cologne, Germany Designer: Planorama Landschaftsarchitektur Competition Date: 200 Competition Name: Rhine Boulevard Cologne Competition Site Area: 100,000 sqm Place in the Competition: First Prize
Awarded Reason:
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The design structures the Rhine River front and connects the two parts of the city through a new and outstanding staging of the two elements. Ramp and stairs
Planorama’s winning concept proposes a multi-purpose park north of the Hohenzollern Bridge between the old exhibition halls and the new headquarters of RTL and Talanx. South of the Hohenzollern Bridge, the riverfront will be configured in the form of steps that descend to the water along the entire distance to Deutz Bridge. These steps help shape an inviting and generous urban space that links the distinctive structures on the right bank with the Cologne skyline visible on the left bank. The Rhine that divided both parts of the city will become the new attractive centre of Cologne. The steps stretch along a length of 0 metres and are interrupted at regular intervals by balconies at the ends of the walkways that lead visitors from the centre of the quarter to the waterfront. Bird's eye view
Section of staircase
The Rhine promenade at night
The Rhine Promenade at the Beethoven Hall
Location: Bonn, Germany Designer: A2 Landschaft Robel Swillus und Partner (Steffan Robel, Joachim Swillus, Jan Grimmek, Stefan Grieger) Competition Date: 200 Competition Name: Bonn - City to the Rhein Site Area: ,000 sqm Place in the Competition: First Prize
Awarded Reason:
The competition entry captivates by its clear urban design proposal and its well designed open spaces. The proposal underlines the topography of the river landscape and thus enhances the characteristics of the place and strenghtens its identity.
The city’s dramatic position on the banks of one of Europe’s great rivers will be emphasised and developed into a unique and distinguishing feature of the city of Bonn. With their wide view over the river Rhein the new, so called, “Urban Plateaus” of the Opera and the Beethoven Halle (festival Hall) will provide balcony like openings over the city’s threshold. The long even line of the promenade along the waterway is emphasised by podium-like stairways, by linear seating elements and the tree pattern. Long, swimming pontoons extend the urban public space onto the water. Small squares along the river rhytmise the promenade. Each square marks the beginning of a connecting pathway into the city centre. The straight lines of trees planted along the promenade are broken by the more informal planting of trees at each square providing another sign into the city.
Urban plateau and opera
