GIVEN THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND THE URGENT NEED FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, THE CONCEPT OF POST-FOSSILITY IS INCREASINGLY TAKING CENTER STAGE IN URBAN DESIGN. BASED ON THE POTENTIALS AND DEFICITS IDENTIFIED DURING OUR ANALYSIS, WE ADDRESS QUESTIONS TO A SITE-SPECIFIC AND GENTLE APPROACH. THIS APPROACH AIMS TO TRANSFORM VADUZ INTO A FORWARD-THINKING, POST-FOSSIL METROPOLIS THAT EMBRACES EXISTING VALUES.
FROM THE ANALYSIS OF POTENTIALS AND DEFICIENCIES, ALONG WITH THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES OF VADUZ, WE HAVE ESTABLISHED OUR OWN CONCEPT AS A VISION FOR VADUZ. THIS CONCEPT INCLUDES A SET OF RULES AND A LIST OF PRINCIPLES. THE COMBINATION OF THESE TOOLS IS INTENDED TO CREATE A PROBLEM SOLVING AND NEW URBAN DESIGN, WHICH CREATES ATTRACTIVE NICHES WITH A SOCIAL AND INTERACTIVE COMMUNITY, ALL WHILE MAINTAINING THE DENSIFICATION OF LIVING SPACES WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE IDYLLIC VILLAGE-TOWN CHARACTER OF VADUZ. WE PROVIDE RESIDENTS WITH A FOUNDATION TO MAXIMIZE THE POTENTIAL OF THEIR PROPERTIES WHILE ENSURING A SUSTAINABLE AND POSTFOSSIL FUTURE FOR VADUZ.
THIS PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED IN THE 5TH SEMESTER OF MY BACHELOR’S WITH CHRISTIAN SCHLAG, SUPPORTED BY PROFESSORS DR. SC. LUIS HILTI AND PROF. DIPLOM-ARCH. ETH MICHAEL WAGNER.