BLAU Architects

 

OPEN

WINNER

TEAM MEMBERS:
Ramon Bernabe Simo (ES) – architect
Tomas Labanc (SK) – architect
 
BASED IN:
Barcelona – Spain
 
WEBSITE:
 
EMAIL:
PROJECT PARTNERS:
 
LANDSCAPE DESIGN:
 
TRAFFIC PLANNING:
 
MODERATION:
Europan Österreich

 

OPEN

STÄDTEBAULICHES LEITBILD/MASTERPLAN
2013 - 2014, Amstetten (AT)
The Städtebauliche Leitbild / Masterplan is completed.
 

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May 2014
"Amstetten designt neues Stadtviertel."
"Siegerprojekt: Städtebaulicher Ideenwettbewerb Europan."
"Stadt Amstetten und ÖBB entwickeln gemeinsam neue Stadtviertel rund um den Bahnhof."
January 2014 / 28.01www.noen.at
"Das Siegerprojekt ist gekürt."
"Architektenduo entwarfen Nutzungskonzept für frei werdende Flächen im Amstettner Stadtzentrum."
January 2014 / 28.01, www.noen.at
"Europansieger geehrt"
"Große Abschlussveranstaltung: Junge Architekten wurden für ihre städtebaulichen Ideen für Standorte in Wien, Graz und Amstetten ausgezeichnet."
January 2014 / 23.01, www.kurier.at
"Ein neuer Stadtteil entsteht."
"Architektenduo entwarf in Shanghai die Pläne für Areale rund um den Bahnhof."
November 2013 / 19.11, www.noen.at
"Jurysitzung in Paris."
"Vier Entwürfe für das 100.000 Quadratmeter große Bahn-Areal in Amstetten in engerer Wahl. Entscheidung im Dezember."

 

September 2014, Amstetten (AT)
The Städtebauliche Leitbild / Masterplan is completed
PRESENTATION IN PAVIA
September 2014, Pavia (IT)
Presentation of the implementation process at the Intersessions- Forum in Pavia (IT) by Ramon Bernabe Simon & Tomas Labanc/BLAU Architects and Kurt Wilhelm/urban developer, Öbb Austrian Railway Company. Followed by a debate about: “In which ways can the link between networks at metropolitan and proximity scales be a structuring figure  for urban development?”
WORKSHOP 4
September 2014, Amstetten (AT)
Parallel to workshop 4 exploration of some inspiring projects in Wien: Viertel  Zwei, Milestone, WU Campus, Wohnprojekt Nordbahnhof and a wonderful dinner at ü lokal.
WORKSHOP 3
June 2014, Amstetten (AT)
The third workshop before summer!
WORKSHOP 2
May 2014, Amstetten (AT)
Intensive working process and great cooperation of the city of Amstetten and the ÖBB Real Estate Management with BLAU Architects and Europan.
WORKSHOP 1
April 2014, Amstetten (AT)
First Workshop in Amstetten: BLAU Architects collaborate with landscape planner Thomas Proksch / Büro Land in Sicht and traffic planner Snizek+Partner Verkehrsplanung GesmbH.
COMMISSION
April 2014, Amstetten (AT)
The winning team BLAU Architects is commissioned to develop a Städtebauliches Leitbild / Masterplan for the city of Amstetten! Europan is supportive organiser of the workshops.
January 2014, Amstetten (AT)
Award ceremony and exhibition opening in Amstetten.
SITE VISIT AMSTETTEN 
January 2014, Amstetten (AT)
A site visit after the presentation.
PRESENTATION IN AMSTETTEN 
January - 2014
First presentation to site representatives in Amstetten some hours before the award ceremony.

 

COMPETITION ENTRY
2014
"The project introduces a typological strategy, which suggests the deliberate distribution of a variety of urban types with an urban scale. These types are as much adaptable as they are suggesting a mix of uses, bringing a rather urban image and optimistic programmatic bandwidth to Amstetten."
"Parts of the images remind the jury of a corporate campus, raising the question if the project is too urban and too dense. On the other hand the combination of different typologies is interesting if one sees the proposal as an ambitious manual that triggers a dynamic discussion and process. Concerning the balance between demand and proposal, project site nr1 shows the most convincing proposal. The jury discusses the potential of the typological strategy: How open is OPEN?! Is the concept still strong if one reduces half of the density?"
(quote of the jury minutes)