New Station District Brugg-Windisch

New Station District Brugg-Windisch
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New Station District Brugg-Windisch
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The Brugg railway station is an important regional multimodal transport hub. It is located between the two municipalities of Brugg and Windisch and forms the “new center” of the entire region. Due to its strategic location, the station area is considered an important cantonal development area for living and working.

The concept proposes the development of a dense, mixed-use, urban residential and commercial district on the Windisch side. In addition, there is a differentiated approach to the existing, interconnected industrial halls of Kabelwerke Brugg. The oldest halls will be converted into an educational and cultural hub (FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts) with a supra-regional appeal. The result will be a striking building block, spatially and architecturally staged by its location between the station square and the new urban park.

The halls at the station will only be partially converted or will remain as relics in the public space as identity carriers. The neighborhood structure follows the floor plans of the industrial halls, which means that the partially new halls can be preserved for a long time to come.

The basic structure offers great flexibility of use (residential, commercial, special use). Because it follows the interfaces of the halls, there are many possibilities for dealing with the existing building and its current uses. – New Station District Brugg-Windisch
The basic structure offers great flexibility of use (residential, commercial, special use). Because it follows the interfaces of the halls, there are many possibilities for dealing with the existing building and its current uses.
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The basic structure offers great flexibility of use (residential, commercial, special use). Because it follows the interfaces of the halls, there are many possibilities for dealing with the existing building and its current uses. – New Station District Brugg-Windisch
The basic structure offers great flexibility of use (residential, commercial, special use). Because it follows the interfaces of the halls, there are many possibilities for dealing with the existing building and its current uses.
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The basic structure offers great flexibility of use (residential, commercial, special use). Because it follows the interfaces of the halls, there are many possibilities for dealing with the existing building and its current uses. – New Station District Brugg-Windisch
The basic structure offers great flexibility of use (residential, commercial, special use). Because it follows the interfaces of the halls, there are many possibilities for dealing with the existing building and its current uses.
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Combination of work, living, special use, integration and restructuring of existing buildings – New Station District Brugg-Windisch
Combination of work, living, special use, integration and restructuring of existing buildings

The development is based on a coherent, flexible, robust open space framework. Three squares structure the space. There is the urban, heavily frequented station square as part of the central axis between Brugg and Windisch. It is linked to the new landscaped Kabelwerkplatz via the track promenade with bus station, as the representative main address of the transformation area. Further south is Bruneggpark, the green center of the future residential quarters. With the new traffic management system, Brugg's station square will also be completely free of traffic (pedestrian traffic only), creating a fully-fledged center and station square with many design possibilities.

Dense, mixed-use station district with human-scale, diverse urban structure and site-specific open space and building design. The industrial character remains recognizable. – New Station District Brugg-Windisch
Dense, mixed-use station district with human-scale, diverse urban structure and site-specific open space and building design. The industrial character remains recognizable.
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Dense, mixed-use station district with human-scale, diverse urban structure and site-specific open space and building design. The industrial character remains recognizable. – New Station District Brugg-Windisch
Dense, mixed-use station district with human-scale, diverse urban structure and site-specific open space and building design. The industrial character remains recognizable.
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Dense, mixed-use station district with human-scale, diverse urban structure and site-specific open space and building design. The industrial character remains recognizable. – New Station District Brugg-Windisch
Dense, mixed-use station district with human-scale, diverse urban structure and site-specific open space and building design. The industrial character remains recognizable.
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Dense, mixed-use station district with human-scale, diverse urban structure and site-specific open space and building design. The industrial character remains recognizable. – New Station District Brugg-Windisch
Dense, mixed-use station district with human-scale, diverse urban structure and site-specific open space and building design. The industrial character remains recognizable.
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New Station District Brugg-Windisch
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<p>Variante 1: gemäss Programm</p> – New Station District Brugg-Windisch

Variante 1: gemäss Programm

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In a first step, ambitions and important questions were identified: Can the route of the ZEL be slightly altered to align with the interests of the SBB? Many halls can be preserved and repurposed: Is this desirable? – New Station District Brugg-Windisch
In a first step, ambitions and important questions were identified: Can the route of the ZEL be slightly altered to align with the interests of the SBB? Many halls can be preserved and repurposed: Is this desirable?
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<p>Variante 3: hohe Ambitionen, Erhalt Bestand, leichte Verschiebung ZEL</p> – New Station District Brugg-Windisch

Variante 3: hohe Ambitionen, Erhalt Bestand, leichte Verschiebung ZEL

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Guiding principles – New Station District Brugg-Windisch
Guiding principles
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Guiding principles – New Station District Brugg-Windisch
Guiding principles
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Guiding principles – New Station District Brugg-Windisch
Guiding principles
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Guiding principles – New Station District Brugg-Windisch
Guiding principles
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Guiding principles – New Station District Brugg-Windisch
Guiding principles
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Guiding principles – New Station District Brugg-Windisch
Guiding principles
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Main themes:
Multimodal transfer point, bus station, bicycle station, bicycle guidance, pedestrian network, representative train station car-free station district, car-free station square, traffic-free station square, motorway feeder road bypass, reduction in parking spaces, large-scale area development (200,000 m2 GFA) on a human scale, low-car living and commercial areas, transformation of industrial halls, densification of industrial sites, sustainable development, net zero, climate-friendly design, phasing and temporary use, participation
Categorisation:
District, Town, Business district, Train station, Test study, Transformation and densification
Project title:

Test study, Urban Space Station District Brugg-Windisch

Team:
  • Atelier CORSO LLC (lead planners; urbanism, architecture, public space design)
  • Basler & Hofmann Ltd (traffic planning, engineering)
  • HSLU (sociology, process)
  • Quadra GmbH (urban climate, ecology)
Client:
  • Community of Windisch
  • City of Brugg
  • SBB, Swiss Railways
  • BRUGG Immobilien
  • Canton Aargau
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