Archinect - News 2024-11-05T20:41:06-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150236349/henning-larsen-unveils-masterplan-for-new-city-district-in-wolfsburg-germany Henning Larsen unveils masterplan for new city district in Wolfsburg, Germany Sean Joyner 2020-11-04T16:01:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/81/8134775360de7c55fbe333a6e1c8eb14.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/henninglarsen" target="_blank">Henning Larsen</a> has unveiled designs for Wolfburg's Nordkopf district, called&nbsp;<em></em>Wolfsburg Connect<em>.</em> The 13.6 hectare masterplan creates a prototype for "small-scale urbanism."</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/82/8207018b9aca6dd7a47adbd704000c27.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/82/8207018b9aca6dd7a47adbd704000c27.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>"We are designing an inclusive city on human terms &ndash; an approach that means putting emphasis on social life and accessibility," said Louis Becker, Henning Larsen Design Principal in a statement. "Together with Volkswagen, there is the opportunity to create a city that is the testing ground for the most cutting edge mobility technology in the world &ndash; but what underpins the design is the goal to create a place that people want to be in and <em>stay </em>in."</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/07/076ed741141531930c4482678590ed32.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/07/076ed741141531930c4482678590ed32.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>The new masterplan will be located in the center of Wolfsburg on&nbsp; long triangular site which includes Wolfsburg Hauptbanhof and an existing bus station, both of which will be expanded. This will become a mobility hub that links people within the city and across the region through various options including bus, taxi, city bicycles, and walking paths.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/61/619aefa6a6b2f53190d5ac7bf3d6c559.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/61/619aefa6a6b2f53190d5ac7bf3d6c559.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>The plan incorporates...</p>