eco citybad ischl

Model Settlement

Bad Ischl

EU-Project ECOCITY

5th Frameworkprogramme:

„City of Tomorrow and Cultural Heritage“

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1) Masterplan

The main part of the

ECOCITY Bad Ischl is a

new quarter of the town

developed as mixed use

subcentre providing

infrastructure for the

daily needs of new

inhabitants and existing

undersupplied

neighbourhoods.

Together with higher

density through

attractive multi-storeyed

residential and business

buildings, adjusted in

height and volume to the

historic centre, short

distances are achieved,

making the structure

appropriate for

pedestrians.

A small ”Light Industry”

area in walking distance

provides additional jobs

and a small in-fill-

development increases

the density of the

neighbouring ”sprawl”-

settlement.

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2) Transport System

An innovative mode of local

public transport (light rail or

cable liner) is planned for

connecting the ECOCITY with

the town centre Bad Ischl and

the nearby lake

(Wolfgangsee). It is part of an

integrated system of public

transport including also

railway, regional and local

buses as well as demand

responsive taxi lines with

additional night and weekend

service for the entire

community, to grant all

inhabitants access to all

destinations without the need

of a car.

An internal pathway system

free of private cars (only

access for delivery and other

services plus emergency

needs) and barriers, with

weather protection in the

centre (passage with

shopping , service facilities

and arcades), together with

the short distances, create an

attractive environment for

walking and especially for the

mobility of seniors and the

handicapped (see master

plan).

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The site was selected to

intensify the axial

development between

the town centre of Bad

Ischl and the

communities Strobl and

St. Wolfgang, facilitated

by the common location

in a valley. The potential

for public transport will be

improved by

concentration of buildings

around the stop in the

Ecocity and step by step

around all other stops

(extending existing

neighbourhoods) of the

public transport line,

focusing on a balanced

proportion of dwellings

and work places to

promote an equal

distribution of passengers

in both directions.

3) Site location - linear development

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4) Context within the natural

environment

The new settlement is

integrated into the

existing landscape,

providing convenient

access to the

surrounding meadows

and forests, conserving

green corridors towards

the neighbouring

settlements and

integrating natural, green

areas into the settlement

to achieve an interwoven

settlement pattern.

Additional planned green

elements create an

attractive public space.

”Characteristic trees”

along the roads and

pathways are part of the

open space concept.

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5) Integrated green elements

Green elements are

distributed all over the

Ecocity-area providing

direct access from almost

all buildings.

Public green areas

("Urban forest"),

appropriate vegetation

along a creek with lawns

for sunbathing and

streets framed by rows of

trees (picnic-places,

adventure-playgrounds

for children and - spatially

separated - partially

roofed places of rest for

senior citizens are

integrated into these

areas)

Semi-public greens in the

courtyards of residential

buildings with integrated

playgrounds for children

are provided.

Private greens in gardens

(adjacent to low rise high

density buildings) and in

buildings (loggia,

balcony, roof garden) are

planned.

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6) Public Space - main squarePublic space is designed

as a network of places,

streets and green areas

of different character.

Two squares of different

size and the pedestrian

passage along the main

axis connecting them

define the mixed-use

core of the ECOCITY

sub-centre. Vital facilities

(supermarket, restaurant,

cultural and information

centre, business yard)

are located around the

main square, where the

regional hike and bike-

route crosses the main

axis. The orientation of

the main-street towards a

dominant mountain and

the integration of a great

old farmhouse create a

distinctive identity.

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Consideration of Ecocity Core Aspects

Appropriate structure for sustainable transport+ Selection of site to intensify axial development

+ Mixed-Use Subcenter of qualified density in walkable distance around a

public transport stop within a sprawl surrounding

+ Integrated System of Public Transport

+ Location of facilities according to their demand for transport of goods and

their accessibility for customers

Solutions for energy efficiency+ Predominantly south oriented solar architecture (Passive Houses)

+ Central biomass heating station with district heating network

Solutions making the settlement liveable+ Public space designed as a network of places and streets of different

character

+ Network of green connections, corridors and integrated protected green

areas

+ Balanced social mix (diversity in housing)

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Innovative Aspects

+ Hierarchy of weather protection for pedestrians

(passage, arcades and roofed pathways)

+ Logistic Concept for distribution of goods

(logistics yard as distribution point including a

PINbox facility for temporary storage of delivered

goods, multipurpose shopping/transport trolleys as

means of goods transportation for pedestrians

within the ECOCITY

+ Service Points concentrating small public

services in public space

+ Material Accounting System (building inventory)

to facilitate recycling