Villiger © LAST / O. Wavre
Villiger © LAST
Villiger © LAST
In a context questioning urban sprawl, the architectural project is expected to play a central role in the search for alternatives promoting the reorientation of urban development inwards, densification close to public transport, and sustainable construction approaches. The Waldstadt site selected for the DENSE AGAIN Studio consists of a Wooded strip bordering the city of Bern and separated from the Bremgarten forest by the A1 motorway. The evolution of this portion of the city is currently being questioned and is emblematic of the issues linked to the reorientation of urban development. Indeed, this sector of approximately 40 hectares offers strategic potential in terms of urbanization. It would eventually accommodate nearly 7,000 inhabitants in the center of the Bern agglomeration, near the heart of the federal capital.
The Studio proposal includes not only the development of a new type of urban fabric but also the coverage of the motorway to generate new links between the city and the forest. The workshop offers an unprecedented exploration of various forms of urban development and building layouts that can be envisaged for this place. The approaches focus in particular on the relationship of buildings with the context, induced by a new dialectic between city and nature.
Team
Professor: Prof. Emmanuel Rey
Teaching assistants: Loïc Fumeaux, Cyril Lecoultre, Nicolas Strambini
Lecturer: Dan Bolomey
Experts: Nicolas Favet (Paris), Antonio Gallina (Neuchâtel)
Visiting lecturers
Heinz Aeberli, Familienheim-Genossenschaft Zurich, Zurich
Béatrice Aebi, architect, urban-planner,Urbanism department of the City of Zurich
Yves Dreier, architect, Dreier Frenzel, Lausanne
Philippe Gasser, transportation engineer, urban planner, Citec, Geneva
Annette Gigon, architect, Gigon / Guyer Architekten, Zurich
Olivier Lasserre, landscape architect, Paysagestion, Lausanne
Dominique Marchand, architect, Kraftwerk 1, Zurich
Adrian Streich, architect, Zurich
Samuel Thoma, architect, Müller Sigrist, Zurich
Students
Adélie Aeberhard, Alexander Van Vleck Bradley, Jonathan Brügger, Dorian Bürgy, Flavien Burri, Jérôme Clot, Michaël Daireaux, Michael David, Hugo Decramer, Nicolas Fatio, Virginie Ganz, Salomé Genzoni, Mary Griffiths, Bence Károly, Fabien Klopfenstein, Yasmine Mahlouly, Axelle Marchon, Yvan Mattenberger, Mauro Meuli, Inès Montandon, Marion Mory, Nicolas Olivier, Cyril Pitteloud, Adrien Python, Mélanie Rouge, Guillaume Stark, Lise Tourneboeuf, Lucien Villiger.
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