Over the course of a semester, we explored the ecological and urban potential of the river Panke in Berlin-Wedding. On a specific site near Osloer Straße, we considered the possibilities of renaturalisation and industrial use of the river - in the context of its history. The neighbourhood as well as the river used to be heavily industrialised. In order to find a compromise between industrial use and return to nature, we created a river heat pump that, in combination with a heat storage, creates a park next to the river, that is added upon with a walkway that both protects nature and makes it explorable.
Longitudinal section, park, walkway, and heat storage
Different areas of the site turn into different experiences, from the all-natural part on the southern side of the bridge, to the industrial insights below the bridge and the educating concept of the heat storage and surrounding park with pipelines.
Sections: southern walkway, bridge, heat storage
Research into the history of the area as well as of the workings of a river heat pump was conducted throughout the semester. Based on calculations, we found that the heat pump could supply up to 42 average Berlin block houses with heat.
A realistic 3D model of the heat pump was created and subsequently used for a 3D print.
Third semester, BSc. Architecture
TU Berlin
Studio: Chair for Urban Design and Urbanization
Supervisors: Aniella Goldinger, Michel Zisman Zalis
Project by Bela Mohr, Malte Heesen, Matilda Hauck, Myrna Schmidt
Drawings etc. by Bela Mohr, Malte Heesen, Matilda Hauck, Myrna Schmidt