Urban development concept for Rüsternbreite

The residencial area ‘Rüsternbreite´ located in the city of Köthen suffers extremely from a decreasing number of inhabitants. Taking this into account the following urban development concept shows possibilities for a future progress. The proposal puts emphasis on strengthening of the central ring that integrates all social and commercial infrastuctures. In the transition area from urban fabric to the surrounding rural landscape come into being ‘New fields´ characterized by extensive maintenance and cultivation concepts.