Studio Iba Basel.2: a New Trinational Waterfront Ntnu Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts Professorship of Architecture and Urban Design - Prof

STUDIO IBA BASEL.2: A NEW TRINATIONAL WATERFRONT NTNU FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND FINE ARTS PROFESSORSHIP OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN - PROF. KERSTIN HÖGER PARTNERS: KANTON BASEL-STADT, IBA BASEL SPRING 2012

The studio and seminar will be conducted in partnership with the city and canton of Basel as well as the International Building Exhibition IBA Basel 2020. Under the guiding theme “growing together” and “together growing” the IBA Basel seeks innovative answers and visionary projects regarding the common development of the trinational region Basel. As a contribution to the IBA Basel, the studio will explore how the Rhine and its waterfronts can serve as a connective space and symbolic heart for this cross-border area. In many respects, the future development of the Rhine harbors is of special importance for the trinational agglomeration of Basel. They play an indispensable role in the supply of mass goods to an entire country. From an urban perspective, the Rhine River serves as a backbone for the whole region. In this way, the harbors in the border triangle between Switzerland, Germany, and France hold a central position. The Rhine also forms a large open and natural space, not only for places abutting the water, but also for bordering districts. As with all central locations, many demands are made upon this shared space, and these demands may at fi rst glance appear to confl ict with one another. Considering that the further development of the port industry will only make sense in conjunction with strategies and plans that cross national boundaries, it is necessary to develop complementary concepts for both the urban and port developments of the bordering harbors and cities. As specifi c studio site and IBA performance space, we have chosen the Rhine Island and Harbor in Basel North, which is directly located along the border triangle. Currently, the area is marked by port infrastructure, containers, silos, warehouses, tanks, railway and sorting lines, as well as functional and offi ce buildings that date from the past century. Adjacent to this port zone lie the two residential districts of Kleinhüningen and Klybeck, which are isolated, suffer from pollution and noise from the port activities, and are urgently in need of modernization. Current plans propose to update harbor logistics and to relocate parts of the port away from the waterside and towards the railway. With the implementation of these plans, new areas along the Rhine will become free for urban development. The studio will develop ideas for a mixed-use urban waterfront that connects city and port functions across national borders. Based on the results of our current studio, we will further elaborate urban design and architectural proposals for the phased restructuring of the Rhine Island, as well as for its connections with the harbor and surrounding districts in Basel (CH), Weil am Rhein (D), and Huningue (F). Major themes of the studio will be the transformation, activation and urban development of the area through a mixture of informal and formal uses, low budget/ high culture and high budget / low culture. The existing qualities on the site and along the Rhine can be strengthened in a number of ways: former oil tanks and silos can be converted into leisure parks and cultural centers, harbor piers into urban islands, and empty warehouses into temporary spaces for urban pioneers. In the future, the Rhine must be reconceived as a connecting element of the trinational metropolis, and its waterfronts must be developed in cooperation with neighbors. The goal is to create high-quality places for living, working and recreation along the water that consider the many characters and identities that are already present. METHOD

TIME 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 STUDIO

Inventory Mappings Interpretations EXPLORATIONS

Visions Concepts Urban Design Architecture Impressions DESIGN

Field trip & excursions

FINAL CRITIC Aera Harbor Rhine Island Details MODELS & 1:5000 1:10001:500 1:200 EXHIBITION

Introduction Local inputs Contemporary urban topics LECTURES

Readings Documentation SCRIPT

Waterfronts Reference projects RESEARCH

SEMINAR

The studio and integrated project course are structured into six interrelated streams. We will produce a comprehensive inventory and mapping of our site and its context. Constant interpretation of our analyses will inform the design process. The design process will begin with a visioning phase, in which you will develop ideas and themes for your studio project. These ideas will then be further developed into design concepts, strategies, and proposals throughout the semester: fi rst, on an urban design scale, focusing on the transformation and development of a new waterfront for the Rhine island; and second, on an architectural scale with detailed proposals for indvidual building fi elds and buildings. The proposals on both scales will be refi ned in iterative exploration, design, and modeling loops. We will build and heavily use models as design tools to develop adequate urban structures, spatial confi gurations, and building typologies for our project. A lecture series will give you a broader perspective on contemporary urbanism and architecture. It will include introductions to the studio and seminar topics, input from local actors and stakeholders, as well as presentations and readings on related urban design and architectural issues. The research work will mainly concentrate on waterfront developments, including case studies and cross-case comparisons of European harbor cities such as Amsterdam (Eastern Docklands, Borneo Sporenburg), Copenhagen (Island Brygge, Nordhaven), Dublin (Docklands), Duisburg (Inner Harbor), Düsseldorf (Medienhafen), Frankfurt (Westhafen), Hamburg (Hafen City), Köln (Rheinauhafen), London (Docklands, Canary Wharf), Malmö (BoO1), Nantes (Island), Rotterdam (Kop van Zuid, Müllerpier, Waalhaven), Oslo (Bjørvika). These critical studies will serve as basis and reference examples for the studio projects. Throughout the semester, you will write about your design and research project, helping you to guide and document the progress of your work. All work will be published in a book and featured at an exhibition at the IBA Basel.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES The learning goal is to gain advanced skills and experience in urban design and architecture, concept development, visionary thinking, and presentation techniques, which will enable students to tackle complex urban challenges and to synthesize their knowledge into a design project. The studio and seminar seek to provide a comprehensive package linking design, research theory and practice. Basel is a world-famous capital for art and architecture and you will learn a lot about contemporary architecture and urban design from the local master architects such as Peter Zumthor, Herzog & de Meuron, Diener & Diener, and Morger & Degelo, and also from us. STUDIO IBA BASEL WATERFRONT, NTNU, PROFESSORSHIP OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN - PROF. KERSTIN HÖGER 0.2 COURSES & CREDITS Studio AAR4605 Byforming II/ Urban Design II, 15 ECTS Seminar AAR4905 Byformingsteori / Urban Design Theory, 7.5 ECTS

INSTRUCTORS Prof. Kerstin Höger, [email protected], +41-78-639 5216, +47-95-417 425, www.kerstinhoeger.com Vit.Ass. Bjarte Lykke, [email protected], +47-91-581 876 Vit.Ass. Mario Vahos, [email protected], +47-99-114 025

PARTNERS Kanton Basel-Stadt, Fritz Schumacher, Thomas Waltert, www.planungsamt.bs.ch IBA Basel 2020, Martin Jann, www.iba-basel.net IBA University Laboratory, ETH Zürich, Hafen University Hamburg, Universities of Basel, Strasbourg, Karlsruhe et al. Regional Planning Team, Martin Josephy/ Philippe Cabane/ MVRDV Winy Maas, www.mvrdv.nl ETH Studio Basel, Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Manuel Herz, www.studio-basel.com Port of Switzerland, Hans-Peter Hadorn, port-of-switzerland.ch Rhenus, Claudia Bracher, www.rhenus.com Ostquai, Anton Marty, www.ostquai.ch Brasilea, Daniel Faust, www.brasilea.com Das Schiff, www.dasschiff.ch Neubasel, Christophe Scheidegger, Konrad Sigl, neubasel.ch, www.areal.org Swiss Terminal, www.swissterminal.com Migrol, Rubino Marconi Werkraum Warteck pp, Martina Siegwolf, www.werkraumwarteckpp.ch Beat Presser, www.beatpresser.com

DURATION 30.01. to approx. 30.05.2012

EXPERTS IN TEAMWORK (EiT) 09.-27.01.2012 Intensive villages

EXCURSION & EXHIBITION BASEL Planned between week 10 to 12 & week 21 to 23

COURSE HOURS Mondays/Tuesdays/ Wednesdays/ Thursdays, 10 am to 6 pm, compulsory attendance

LANGUAGE English (formal), Norwegian, German, French, Spanish, etc.

DETAILED INFORMATION Please contact the instructors or visit us in our current studio S1-311, we are back from our excursion on October 18

LITERATURE Switzerland: An Urban Portrait, ETH Studio Basel: 2006, Roger Diener, Jacques Herzog, Marcel Meili, Pierre de Meuron, Christian Schmid (eds.) MetroBasel - A Model of a European Metropolitan Region, ETH Studio Basel: 2009, Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Manuel Herz (eds.) Bauen am Rhein (Building on the Rhine), Professorship of Peter Zumthor, 2006/07 Waterfronts, in: Situation – KCAP Architects and Planners, NAi Publisher: 2005, Kees Christiaanse et al. (eds.) From HUBS to MUDs: Reﬂ ections on high-density, in Situation: 2005, Kerstin Höger City and Port: The Transformation of Port Cities, Han Meyer, 1999 Ecological Urbanism, Harvard GSD: 2010, Mohsen Mostafavi (ed.), contributions by Rem Koolhaas / OMA, Bruno Latour, Andrea Branzi, Stefano Boeri, Martha Schwarz, Raoul Bunschoten, Herzog & de Meuron et al

STUDIO IBA BASEL WATERFRONT, NTNU, PROFESSORSHIP OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN DESIGN - PROF. KERSTIN HÖGER 0.3 STUDIO IBA BASEL.2: A NEW TRINATIONAL WATERFRONT

PROF. KERSTIN HÖGER, VIT.ASS. BJARTE LYKKE, VIT.ASS. MARIO VAHOS NTNU 26.09.2011 DEVELOPMENT AREAS — BORDER TRIANGLE SWITZERLAND-GERMANY-FRANCE

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WATERFRONT HARBOR CULTURAL LANDSCAPE — THE RHINE AND IT’S SHORES AS CONNECTIVE SPACE MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT — LIVING/WORKING/LEISURE/CULTURE ALONG THE WATER

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LI R FE S C IE N CE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL — RHINE ISLAND, WEIL AM RHEIN, ST. LOUIS URBAN DESIGN PROPOSAL.1 — PLAN & ARCHITECTURAL SCENARIO

MVRDV/CABANE/JOSEPHY URBAN DESIGN PROPOSAL.1 — BUILDING FIELDS & SECTION

MVRDV/CABANE/JOSEPHY URBAN DESIGN PROPOSAL.1 — STRATEGIC ARCHITECTURAL SCENARIO

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MVRDV/CABANE/JOSEPHY URBAN DESIGN PROPOSAL.2 — PLAN & BUILDING ENVELOPS

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ASTOC LOST URBAN DESIGN PROPOSAL.2 — ZOOM-INS & SECTIONS

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ASTOC LOST COURSE OBJECTIVES

STUDIO IBA BASEL.1 FALL 2011 1) Synthesis of idea workshop with City of Basel 2) Master plan and urban design proposals 3) Phased development and transformation strategies

STUDIO IBA BASEL.2 SPRING 2012 1) Syntheseof Studio IBA Basel.1 results 2) Deﬁ nition of master plan incl. transportation, open spaces, landscape, building ﬁ elds & rules 3) Urban design and architecture proposals 4) Phased development and transformation plans

SEMINAR WATERFRONT.1 FALL 2011 1) Readings, lectures & discussions on contemporary urban design 2) Case studies: Amsterdam Eastern Docklands & Borneo Sporenburg, Duisburg Inner Harbor, Hamburg Hafen City, Malmö Bo01, Nantes Island, Rotterdam Kop van Zuid, Oslo Fjordbyen & Bjørvika

SEMINAR WATERFRONT SPRING 2012 1) Readings, lectures & discussions on contemporary urban design: MetroBasel, ETH Studio Basel: 2009; Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron, Manuel Herz (eds.) Switzerland: An Urban Portrait, ETH Studio Basel: 2006, Roger Diener, Jacques Herzog, Marcel Meili, Pierre de Meuron, (eds.) Situations – KCAP Architects and Planners, NAi Publisher: 2005, Kees Christiaanse et al. (eds.) City and Port: The Transformation of Port Cities, Han Meyer, 1999 Ecological Urbanism, Harvard GSD: 2010, Mohsen Mostafavi (ed.) etc. 2) Extension of case studies, cross-case comparison, and book publication: Copenhagen Island Brygge & Nordhaven, Dublin Docklands, Düsseldorf Medienhafen, Frankfurt Westhafen, Genova Waterfront, Köln Rheinauhafen, London Docklands & Canary Wharf, Rotterdam Müllerpier & Waalhaven METHOD

TIME 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 STUDIO

Inventory Mappings Interpretations EXPLORATIONS

Visions Concepts Urban Design Architecture Impressions DESIGN

Field trip & excursions

FINAL CRITIC Aera Harbor Rhine Island Details MODELS & 1:5000 1:10001:500 1:200 EXHIBITION

Introduction Local inputs Contemporary urban topics LECTURES

Readings Documentation SCRIPT

Waterfronts Reference projects RESEARCH

SEMINAR FACTS

COURSES AAR4605 Byforming I / Urban design I (15 ECTS) AAR4905 Byformingsteori / Urban design theory (7.5 ECTS)

INSTRUCTORS Prof. Kerstin Höger Vit.Ass. Bjarte Lykke & Mario Vahos

PARTNERS Cities of Basel (CH), Weil am Rhein (D), St. Louis (F) MVRDV/ Philippe Cabane/ Martin Josephy (Test Planning) IBA Basel 2020 & IBA University Laboratory Port of Switzerland ETH Studio Basel (MetroBasel)

EXPERTS IN TEAMWORK (EiT) 09.-27.01.2012 Intensive villages & course readings

COURSE DURATION 30.01.-30.05.2012

EXCURSION & EXHIBITION Planned week 10 to 12 & week 21 to 23

LANGUAGES English (ofﬁ cial), Norwegian, German, French, Spanish et al.

VISIT US IN STUDIO 311 We are back on October 18 IBA BASEL 2020 — GROWING TOGETHER AND TOGETHER GROWING

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