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.
The model used light-up building models to indicate which buildings could be served with power.
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