Village Center Gränichen

Vision: village green, supply through targeted, location-based densification

1 parking lot, 1001 possibilities! The concept shows how the center of village of Gränichen can be transformed back into the lively heart of the village with well-thought-out interventions. The main idea is to transform the large parking lot into a multifunctional centerpiece with Bally Park, a village meadow, an event venue, stream revitalization, a center development, a multigenerational house, shops, local amenities, a daycare center, a health center (and the right amount of parking spaces).

Main themes:
Village center, center development, village square, public space design, greening, water space, village main road, public uses, maintaining village amenities, local amenities, shopping, social infrastructure, services, critical mass, village densification, new village housing types, orientation, dense pedestrian network, parking, village meadow, event location, event calendar, workshop process, participation

Categorisation:
District, Village, Village and district center, Test study, Transformation and densification, Square and park

Project title:

Test study village center Gränichen

Team:

Atelier CORSO LLC (lead planners; urbanism, landscape design, traffic planning)
EG Raumentwicklung LLC (economic development, social infrastructure)

Client:

Community of Gränichen

Next project:
White Paper Urban Space Zürich HB