Redevelopment of Bruchfeldplatz
total area about 10,000 sq.m.
Ms. Petra Kanamüller
fone: +49 (0)69 212 35856
Project description
Reason for planning
Bruchfeldplatz, the square located in the heart of the Niederrad district, has aged somewhat. The predominantly green plaza was designed and fitted out in the 1970s. It no longer does justice either to how citizens wish to use it today or to its importance due to its urban location or to the need to adapt to climate change.
Planning area
Bruchfeldplatz is clearly framed on its west, north, and east sides by buildings, and opens to the south onto Bruchfeldstrasse where the St. Jakobus parish church stands directly opposite. The adjacent streets and the church forecourt on Bruchfeldstrasse have been factored into the redesign work. In the North Bruchfeldstrasse section, the new plans take into account the adjacent future building for the planned KGS Niederrad school, which will itself openly embrace the plaza.
Planning objectives
The objective behind redesigning Bruchfeldplatz is to upgrade the existing green heart of Niederrad and strengthen its central location and importance. Moreover, the citizens’ wish for an attractive central plaza for their district will be fulfilled. The plan includes a variety of offerings where people can meet, tarry a while, enjoy their leisure time, and also feature a playground. In addition, a neighborhood café will be built as a local meeting point for all Niederrad citizens. The idea is also to secure existing potentials for greenery, such as the old trees. The detailed outdoor planning will also focus on steps to adapt to climate change.
The makeover plans for Bruchfeldplatz can be subdivided into three areas:
- A shady, quiet space beneath the old avenue of linden trees in the north
- The green heart with a variety of playgrounds and mobility facilities for all age groups
- The more urban side facing Bruchfeldstrasse with the planned neighborhood café and the entrance to the park, which will be both shady and boast a decorative design.
The rhizospheres of the trees in the existing avenue of linden trees in the north as well as all the other existing trees will be durably stabilized. New trees will be planted, above all supplementing the link running along Kniebisstrasse in the west. The neighborhood café planned for the southeast edge of Bruchfeldplatz will act as a place where people meet, greet, and chat, and with the support of the “Active Neighborhoods” district management will become an attractive local meeting point.
Project progress
2023–24: Design and implementation planning for the outdoor concept, preparation and realization of a competition for the building measure for the neighborhood café on the square
Sept 2022: City Council resolution no. 2210 approving the preliminary planning tabled
2019 to 2023: temporary use of Bruchfeldplatz as a provisional home to Childcare Center 122
March 2020: Presentation on vote on the preliminary planning by Local Advisory Council 5
2019: Revisions made to the preliminary planning
Spring 2018: Information event for local citizens on the preliminary planning concept
2017: After the position was filled, the project started up again
2011: Poll of citizens ideas in the context of the Niederrad planning workshop
Februar 2011: Inclusion of the project in the More Beautiful Frankfurt program as per Ciyt Council resolution no. 9523 (M19)