Metzingen Between Old Town and Outlet City

This bachelor thesis is a documented journey through transitioning from urban planning to urban design to architecture design, shifting between different urban scales and studies on the city of Metzingen. Taking this into consideration and emulating the... More

This bachelor thesis is a documented journey through transitioning from urban planning to urban design to architecture design, shifting between different urban scales and studies on the city of Metzingen. Taking this into consideration and emulating the situation at the outlet city along with the difference in architecture and density in the city, we proposed a design to create visual connections, spatial order and hierarchy along the river to activate it and blend the old town with the new outlet. Throughout the design process that we have established, we aim to connect the old town to the modern outlet city by blending it along the river bank. Less