Diversity connects in our redesign of Eldon Burke in Bremen

Together with urbanegestalt we worked on this two-phase urban design competition for the Eldon Burke neighbourhood in Bremen. Organized by Diakonie Friedehorst, our design was awarded the second prize. The opening up of the Diakonie campus created an opportunity to design a connected, green and productive neighbourhood.

We shaped the quarter’s transformation process by structuring our design into five guiding principles that are intended to serve as signposts: RESPECT THE EXISTING – by preserving existing buildings and road surfaces; TREES NEED ROOM – protecting and preserving existing trees as a valuable resource; PUBLIC AND PRIVATE – creating a balance between the public and private sphere through carefully conceived building typologies; FLEXIBILITY AND ADAPTABILITY – shifts in usage requirements demand a robust and flexible framework that fits the district’s future. PUBLIC SPACE AS A STAGE – continuing the park-like structure and creating variation through new park areas, while using generous public and private open spaces to stimulating social interaction and ecological diversity.

Three innovative building typologies (Inside Out, Dot and Tetris) provide density and diversity in a revolutionary way. The typologies offer different access routes, create private as well as public open spaces, allowing for a diverse neighbourhood to form.

Our sustainable mobility concept prioritizes cycling and walking, complemented with central mobility points. By connecting it in all directions, the neighbourhood would be a natural part of the city.