master thesis part 1

urban regeneration

Within the framework of the “Europan 13” competition, a holistic development strategy was drawn up for the city of Gera and then, with a focus on one aspect of the project, worked out principles and potentials for "sharing" in new, urban forms of housing.
Europan 13 had the title "Adaptable City" and was described with three juxtapositions: The welfare state vs. self-organization, segregation vs. the principle of sharing and the object vs. the project. Considering these aspects, a proposal for the development of an oversized abandoned site in the center of Gera was asked for.
In order to create a holistic, social and resource-related sustainable development under the difficult conditions of the project, various approaches were required. In the project, the development of Gera as a whole is considered and a step-by-step process, from a simple intervention to an entire residential quarter, is shown.
Necessary contemporary supply infrastructures (photovoltaic systems, water and Internet connections, etc.) are seen and used as an urban potential. In this way and parallel to this, integrative and communal forms of living under the idea of "sharing" are made possible.