The large buildings like the Gera arcades, the KuK or massive precast buildings are opposed to a new architecture design that divides the district at the Breitscheidstraße in small plots. At these plots different design elements and using structures shall be combined in the future. The setting of a new lighting system guides people from the shopping street Die Sorge into the new quarter.
Since the city of Gera has a limited budget for investing into the urban development, the concept of the project Coloniza- tion of the city center is based on the possibility to develop the quarter in sections. In order to initiate a strategy for a revitalizing of the site that is accompanied and supported step- by-step by the population, it is planned to develop the plot in several construction phases.
The project just shows a first step of development, not a completely finished version. In the beginning the area is marked by a few architectural structu- res, which serve as an orientation to create the area in a new way. A hotel with commercial spaces on the ground floor, a youth center with an adjacent sports and skate park and a re- sidential complex with private gardens will be introduced right away. These basic architecture are connected by a footpath with a new lighting system. In the first phase temporary uses supplement the basic architecture and offer the possibility of a low-cost upgrade of the entire area.
Micro architecture such as container garages, private gardens, playgrounds, a reading / theater stage and a beer garden complete the proposal.
In the future there will be different possibilities for the develop- ment of the quarter at Breidscheidstraße.
Scenario 1
Establishment of temporary uses:
The temporary usage is acceptable to the popu- lation so that it persist in the long term and will be further developed. As a role model for other cities Gera receives funding to regularly change the temporary microarchitecture for a vital sustai- nability.
Scenario 2
agglomeration:
An economic boom in the city of Gera with an increased need for more commercial - and resi- dential spaces causes an agglomeration in the quarter. In addition to the basic architectural structures arise other buildings that strengthen the city center and complement diversity.