Cologne Western Ring Road Competition (NRW) 1st prize 1980
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring Übersicht mit großem Wasserbecken und U-Bahn Station im Vordergrund © 1995 Arved v. d. Ropp Hansjakob
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring großes Wasserbecken mit Springbrunnen und Schmuckbepflanzung © 1995 Arved v. d. Ropp Hansjakob
Ausschnitt Ringstraße Staufenring und Hahnentor © 1985 G. & T. Hansjakob Hansjakob
Ausschnitt Ringstraße Hohenzollern-Ring und Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring © 1985 G. & T. Hansjakob Hansjakob
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In the western ring road in Cologne in the areas of Hohenstaufenring, Habsburgerring, Rudolfplatz, Hahnentor, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring, the entire street space with the side streets leading into it had to be redesigned after the construction of the underground (open construction method).
Using classic urban design methods, an optimal solution for traffic and pedestrians was achieved with tall avenue trees, valuable paving and wide footpaths, based on the historic boulevard character - a sequence of streets and squares.
The Ringstraße was restored as an urban space and placed in front of the old town as a pedestrian-friendly boulevard.
Publications:
Bauwelt Dec. 1980
Competition Aktuell 1980
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Planning offices
Gottfried and Anton Hansjakob Landscape Architects
München
Ernst van Dorp und Klaus Schmidt (Architekten)
Ernst van Dorp und Klaus Schmidt
Employees
Paul Epping, Knut Lehrke
Project period
1985
- 1989
Construction amount
ca. 15 Mio. DM
Client
Stadt Köln
Address
Westliche Ringstraße zwischen Hahnentor und Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring
Köln
Deutschland
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