Planning Dialogue Hafner Konstanz, German Urban Design Competition, Architecture Images
Planning Dialogue Hafner Konstanz
Urban Design Competition Germany ? design by KCAP Architects&Planners
27 Nov 2018
Planning Dialogue Hafner – Konstanz Urban Design Competition
Design: KCAP Architects&Planners
Location: Konstanz, on Lake Constance (Bodensee), southern Germany
KCAP wins 1st prize for the competition ?Planning dialogue Hafner? in Konstanz, Germany
Zurich, November 27th, 2018 ? KCAP Architects&Planners, in cooperation with the landscape architects Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl, traffic planners ARGUS Stadt und Verkehr, and energy and sustainability consultant ENERGY-GROUP.CH, was announced as the winner of the urban design competition for the new development at Hafner in Konstanz, located in the South of Germany at the Swiss border.
Images © KCAP, Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl
The plan envisages a mix of 45 ha of residential and 15 ha of commercial areas, including 2.600 apartments for 8.000 inhabitants. They will be set as several quarters into the soft hills of north-western Konstanz, creating a truly green neighbourhood. Within a clear structure, naturally embedded into the landscape, a blend of uses and building typologies offers different residential qualities.

After a process of two rounds, in which five competitors out of 20 were shortlisted, a large jury including a wide range of experts unanimously chose the masterplan of the team around KCAP. The may...