Enhance the cityscape
Renovation of the inner city axis in Marbach am Neckar
The redevelopment of Marbach's inner city axis combines city history, design and function to create a contemporary public space. The measure not only strengthens the urban identity, but also creates a high quality of life that meets the requirements for accessibility and safe mobility. The special value lies in the sensitive redevelopment of the listed environment, whose characteristic half-timbered and old town structures still characterise Marbach's image today.
Based on a clearly defined design concept, a coherent urban space is being created that respects the historical substance while integrating sustainable solutions. The elements used, such as natural stone paving, a guidance system for the blind and uniformly designed street furniture, create a harmonious appearance that conveys modernity without displacing the established context.
The project responds to the diverse requirements of the city centre: it creates places to linger, improves route connections, enables barrier-free orientation and enhances usability for pedestrians and cyclists. With a high degree of design and technical precision, the implementation sets a new standard for the enhancement of historic urban spaces and shows how tradition and contemporary urban design can be effectively combined.
Historical ensemble meets modern urban space
The town of Marbach am Neckar is surrounded by vineyards and orchards. As one of the oldest rural towns in Baden-Württemberg, it is not only the birthplace of Friedrich Schiller, but also captivates visitors to this day with its listed ensembles of half-timbered buildings and narrow streets. With the redevelopment of the inner city axis, the town of Marbach pursued the goal of creating attractive public spaces that invite people to linger and relax while preserving the listed townscape. At the same time, the aim was to renew the dilapidated road surface, as the existing natural stone paving was worn and no longer met the requirements for barrier-free design.
Redesign of the Marbach city centre axis
The plans drawn up by Baldauf Architekten und Stadtplaner GmbH envisaged high-quality reddish granite stone for the new paving. The choice of large-format, non-slip natural stone paving and the bonded construction method helped to prevent tripping hazards. Accessibility is enhanced by a guidance system for the blind running centrally along the middle gutter. The inner city axis is divided into two areas – the eastern area serves as a pedestrian zone, while the western area remains accessible to traffic to a limited extent. The uniform paving ensures that both areas are visually merged and perceived as a continuous space.
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Street furniture as a precisely designed element in the open space concept
This design continuity is also evident in the furnishing elements. The Cubo street furniture series from Thieme was used to create a welcoming atmosphere and encourage people to linger. Available in versions with a backrest and as a stool bench, the bench impresses with its functional and modern design. The frame is made of hot-dip galvanised steel profiles, colour-coated in RAL or according to the DB colour chart, and is complemented by a wooden seat cushion. The angular lines of the legs create a stylish ambience with their purist aesthetics. The special feature of the installation in Marbach was the adaptation of the legs to the pronounced slope of the local terrain. Here, the steel profiles were manufactured to fit so precisely that the seat remains level and comfort is not compromised. The bench is fixed in place by screwing it down or using an anchor rail for setting in concrete. Two seating platforms made of the same material round off the seating options. The Quadro bicycle rack complements the furnishings in Marbach town centre. It echoes the angular design of the bench legs – as simple square, hot-dip galvanised steel profiles, they are timeless and can be used in almost unlimited ways.
Bari setzt flexible und formstarke Grünpunkte im Stadtraum
Another element is the Bari plant pot from Thieme. With its minimalist, clear design, the plant pot blends harmoniously into the new pedestrian zone. The same colour as the bench legs and bicycle racks emphasises the uniformity. Similar to the benches, the slope of the ground was a decisive factor in the use of planters. The height-adjustable feet allow the planters to be used flexibly. The special inner containers serve as insulation, with the layer of air between the inner and outer containers ensuring that the root areas of the plants do not heat up as much.
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Inner-city islands - ventilation cover as seating and planter
Architects, landscape architects and property owners need to equip supply and exhaust air systems, for example in underground car parks, with covers and at the same time ensure a visually appealing design. With their simple and elegantly functional design, Thieme GmbH ventilation covers are an ideal and universally suitable solution for this, allowing the focus of attention to remain on the appearance of the surroundings. We work with you to develop customised solutions for individual seating elements or planters. In Münster, Westphalia, for example, organically shaped above-ground ventilation outlets were created for the ventilation of an underground car park, which function as seating, planters and supply units with integrated water connections.
Fotos: Stefan Brückner, Axel Hartmann
