PARTICIPATION PROCESS UNTERBENDERN
YEAR | 2023
CLIENT | Gamprin-Bendern
COOPERATION | Felix Ledergerber (Salewski Nater Kretz AG)
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We believe that good spatial development hinges on the successful involvement of the concerned public.
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In preparation of our work on the Masterplan Unterbendern, we conceived a workshop open to the public.
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The base for the workshop were scenarios that we distilled from student works in Studio U. Each group was assigned one of the scenarios as a foundation to discuss the character of Unterbendern's future development.
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"Esche flows through the center"
"Old bridge leads to the center"
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"Center lies on the canal"
"Green axis crosses the center"
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"Sequence of squares creates center"
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We worked with different media, including plans, polls, reference photographs and models.
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We conceived the workshop material so that it could easily be statistically analysed and the voices of all participants foregrounded to the decision makers.
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The workshop was concluded with a brunch at the town hall Gamprin-Bendern.
The results of the workshop were gathered in a publication and sent to all participants and interested parties. They served as guidlines for the subsequent masterplanning process
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