Cooperative and interdisciplinary planning and construction process
(Baden-Württemberg)
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Source: www.Biberach-Riss.de
In Biberach, a medium-sized urban centre with a population of 31.000, an urban plot not previously exploited for construction was developed into a new residential area. The construction site is located approximately 17 km from the town centre on the outskirts on a plateau, in an angle created by two arterial roads. There are single-family residence areas to the north, while in the north-east and east, the project site abuts a strip of forested green space beyond which lie mixed, industrial and larger retail areas.
Source: www.Biberach-Riss.de
This project was aimed at providing favourably-priced, resource-protecting family housing in a quality neighbourhood. On a gross building land area of 5,8 ha, the 147 residential units created on small plots represent a mixture of 105 single family houses in 8 different building types and 42 apartments. This dense development is arranged in rows oriented to the south in a virtually traffic-free neighbourhood with a centrally located parking space amenity. A public transport connection to the inner city has been established. The area is provided with a short-distance district heating grid which in turn is supplied by a woodchip-burning facility and a natural gas system. The entire rainwater is infiltrated via a trench - basin system at the edge of the site.
The innovation within this project most of all lies in the design of the planning and construction process. A determining factor in this was the extensive coordination provided by the town planning department throughout, which facilitated the simultaneous execution of all the different sectoral planning processes. Following an initial architecture competition, architects further elaborated the designs jointly with regional skilled trade companies who acted as building contractors. Marketing efforts in the shape of two „project fairs“, where the buildings were introduced to the public, and a survey of potential buyers were aimed at testing the market acceptance enjoyed by the competition designs. The survey results served as a starting point for the urban outline planning and the legally binding land use plan as well as for the distribution of purchase options to interested investors. Legal planning specifications and the open space planning were adjusted to the building types selected in parallel to the developmental and structural planning. The civic engineering development was planned by a team including urban planners, municipal utilities, civic engineering departments, electricity providers, and the site manager and ensured, amongst other things, that approximately 8% of the overall development costs could be saved by providing joint connections supplying entire rows of buildings.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1996 | The planning process is started by the council; architecture competition and public relations efforts |
| 1998 - 2001 | Construction and residents move into the 1st construction stage |
| 1999 | Special award in Baden-Württemberg’s municipal competition “Efficient Development” |
| 2000 - 2005 | 2nd construction stage, residents move in |
Source: www.Biberach-Riss.de
Source: www.Biberach-Riss.de
Source: www.Biberach-Riss.de
The cooperative approach to planning and construction processes and the early involvement of potential owners are exemplary. Particularly notable are the cost reductions achieved by the parallel approach. The intensive coordination of stakeholders working simultaneously is assessed positively and deemed “expandable” by the participants.
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The projekt site ist to be found at postal code: 88400 - town: Biberach - street: Rißegger Steige.
Record inserted on 01.02.2003 by Lehrstuhl für Planungstheorie und Stadtplanung, RWTH Aachen and updated by theFederal Institute for Research on Building, Urban Affairs and Spatial Development (BBSR) within the Federal Office for Building and Regional Planning (BBR).
Last update: 30.04.2010
