Urban perspectives at the Cottbus Ostsee by floating architecture

  • By 2025, the largest water surface in the Lusatian Lake District will be created with the Cottbus Ostsee. In order to assess future use, a potential analysis is already under way, which in particular sees day tourism as an important target group. In a master plan, locations for swimming buildings are also named as holiday apartments. However, the region's tourist attractiveness must also be seen relating to existing offers nearby the lakes in the immediate surroundings. This leads to the consideration that floating buildings on the Cottbus Ostsee cannot constitute a special offer if (in case) a realization is economically meaningful at all. The relatively expensive construction of floating holiday houses is viewed critically, as sufficient areas are available for holiday house settlements on the shore side of the country. The low water depth also allows simple and cost-effective pile foundations, if housing is aimed at the water. The Cottbus Ostsee needs a special perceptible profile in order to set itself apart from the competitorsBy 2025, the largest water surface in the Lusatian Lake District will be created with the Cottbus Ostsee. In order to assess future use, a potential analysis is already under way, which in particular sees day tourism as an important target group. In a master plan, locations for swimming buildings are also named as holiday apartments. However, the region's tourist attractiveness must also be seen relating to existing offers nearby the lakes in the immediate surroundings. This leads to the consideration that floating buildings on the Cottbus Ostsee cannot constitute a special offer if (in case) a realization is economically meaningful at all. The relatively expensive construction of floating holiday houses is viewed critically, as sufficient areas are available for holiday house settlements on the shore side of the country. The low water depth also allows simple and cost-effective pile foundations, if housing is aimed at the water. The Cottbus Ostsee needs a special perceptible profile in order to set itself apart from the competitors in the surrounding area. This can only be achieved through innovative and unique planning. Therefore, a project is presented, which provides for a floating city on the Cottbus Ostsee. The modular structure allows a wide range of uses as a holiday, hotel, meeting or an event facility. A "cruise" on the lake can be realized by means of several landing stages on the lake shore, which makes it possible to experience various attractions on the country side successively. The concept includes the linking and arrangement of different usage modules (housing, stay, conference /event /gastronomy) as well as the required technology modules (drive/energy, supply/disposal, development). The floating settlement will move at low speed autonomously across the water surface.show moreshow less

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Author: Frank HöflerORCiDGND
ISBN:978-3-643-90910-7
Title of the source (English):Floating Architecture - Construction on and near water
Publisher:Lit Verlag
Place of publication:Berlin
Editor: Horst Stopp, Peter Strangfeld
Document Type:Part of a book (chapter)
Language:English
Year of publication:2017
Tag:Cottbuser Ostsee / Cottbus Ostsee; Floating City; Floating Housing Scheme; Schwimmende Siedlung / Floating city
First Page:111
Last Page:120
Faculty/Chair:Fakultät 6 Architektur, Bauingenieurwesen und Stadtplanung / FG Mobilitätsplanung
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