The redesign of the Altmarkt, Dresden’s oldest square, was subject to a multifaceted and complex requirement profile: the integration of a tram stop and an underground parking facility with 468 parking spaces into the area of the square, as well as the restructuring of the adjacent pedestrian areas. An urban, representative and multifunctional town plaza has emerged – an inner city “stage” with a high quality of stay. The design concept has been consistently attuned to fit the changeful history of the plaza. Five water basins, in which the brightly-lit arcades are reflected, mark what was originally the historic border of the Altmarkt square. The natural stone blocks, which each have a relief worked into the upper side, make an appealing sculptural volume, even without water.

Landscape Architecture: WES LandscapeArchitecture

Client: Sachsen Bau GmbH & Co. KG, The provincial capital of Dresden

Project period: 2000 – 2009

Size: 25.300 m²

Location: Dresden / Germany

Award:

1. Prize Competition 2000

Realisation: WES LandscapeArchitecture