Karow Kreuz Klub

Team Point of View

Our club took its origin and most extreme form in Plot 4. Karow Kreuz Klub is a shift of human-centric approach towards the new ecoscene where nature plays a central role while people are its mere subscribers. That brings the idea of a new model of ownership, which can be fractional, collective, temporary or even in the form of membership!
With our changed perspective, we first prepared the area for a boost of biodiversity by connecting the most significant biotopes through enabling ecotones. Then we focused on finding clever ways to maximize the presence of nature while inhabiting threshold spaces with a new type of dwellings.
Rules:
1. We are NOT the protagonists.
2. New model of ownership.
3. To stay you need to build - build for nature first.
4. Staying is caring.
5. We DO talk about the club.

Jury Point of View

The jury recognises the conceptual, strategic approach of the proposal, which presents a complex, participatory development process for the competition site. Landscape and nature are seen as resources that are negotiated through a participatory process – and supported by the integration of digital media. In its strategic orientation, the proposal reflects the characteristic features of the suburban location and develops a site-specific transformation process by way of targeted structural interventions. The process is presented in a convincing way using a story book.