Quartier SXF 2.0
We participated in an idea competition for the so called "Quartier SXF 2.0" the area between the former Terminal 5 and the S-Bahnhof in Schönefeld. This study examines the possibilities of an innovation district on the edge of neo-manufacturing and knowledge development in carefully considering how the site is connected to its immediate surroundings, the city and the region.
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Location
Schönefeld, GermanyYear
2023Program
Innovation district -
Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport (BER)
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Project lead
Wesley VerhoevenTeam members
Ludovica Beltrami
Rona Kong
Melissa Pearson
Amin El-Didi
Lauren Antoine
Duong Bui
IChen Hung
Jaiho Park
Arina Novikova
“How can we rethink the old airport and then convert it into an innovation district that stands out clearly from the former Tegel and Tempelhof airports, is sustainable and creative and is suitable for working, living, amenities and leisure with mixed-use buildings in a high quality public space?”
— Eric Frijters
Around the "city park", on a higher level, an Olympic running track connects various roofs and creates a connection to Schönefeld North. An ecological corridor is being planned. Over time, this is intended to develop into a biodiversity oasis, increasing the ecological value of the project area and offering cool, green and moist spaces. The aim is to create and support a uniform and functioning ecosystem, promoting flora and fauna. The green structures are planned in such a way that they logically integrate the required infrastructure (subway, Jürgen-Schumann-Allee, protocol route).
The design of the urban area presents variety of scales in order to offer all the elements for a successful, attractive and lively district.
Creativity and innovation arise from people. The masterplan aims to maximize the presence of people and encounters by well-connecting the site to other places and accommodating a variety of functions and activities. Everything is aimed at creating space for a wide range of possible economic users in different directions: logistics, neo-manufacturing, last-mile production, smart warehousing, exhibition warehouses and knowledge production. The quality of the public space and the possible programming are of great importance here. These public spaces can be differentiated into green areas, urban squares and elevated squares, attractive locations not only for Schönefeld, but also for visitors from Berlin.
What is important for the design of the urban area is the variety of scales in order to offer all the elements for a successful, attractive and lively district. Commercial businesses with very different space requirements are suitable here under a spatial layout 'S, M and L'. According to the "S,M,L" principle, three different grain sizes are provided.
The plan begins immediately. The project begins as a festival site for innovation. Every part of the site is used. The first step is to create an 'instant forest' by placing trees in pots. The large green areas are used as tree nurseries. The end result is a truly innovative forest with trees equipped with a chip that measures the seed current and provides the park forester with information about the tree's health.
Green and built phasing of the development of the site.
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