CITY SQUARE SOUTH / FRANKFURT ODER
Type Public square
Location Alexej-Leonow-Straße, 15236 Frankfurt/Oder
Team LA.BAR Eike Richter, Rüdiger Amend, Ingo Dollek, Juliane Henke, Local construction monitoring: igf mbH, Frankfurt (Oder)
Client Stadt Frankfurt/Oder, Office for Road Construction and Green Areas
Phases 2-9
Period 2010-2013
Costs 500.000 EUR
Area 4.300 sqm
Multifunctional public town square in the urban redevelopment area Frankfurt (Oder) South. The urban space between a shopping center and a retirement home, which was created by shifting Leonow Street and giving up a car park, was designed as a multi-functional square in two stages. The adjoining social facilities can easily be reached by pedestrians via the car-free square. 1.stage: shifting of Leonow Street with ongoing development of the Südring Center 2.stage: reshaping of the square and other open spaces, completion of the play areas.
Participation of the local district center, the housing companies, a retirement home, neighboring schools and day-care centers within a town hall meeting in the design stage.
Photography: Andrea Elsper