Design aims to set standard for connected and liveable city

Henning Larsen has unveiled the company’s 13.6 ha masterplan for Wolfsburg’s Nordkopf district, called Wolfsburg Connect. One of the project’s aims is to create a pleasant living and working space for the employees of Volkswagen, which has its headquarters in the city and is seeking to attract workers to carry out research in mobility technology. Volkswagen is also one of the client partners on the project, resulting in a scheme that takes advantage of the latest developments in transport design.

Included within the site’s boundaries are Wolfsburg Hauptbanhof and an existing bus station, both of which will be expanded to form a mobility hub, known as the Campo. Numerous mobility options will include buses, taxis, city bicycles, and walking paths. Ground level retail, tech, and creative workshops will weave together with greenery and outdoor amenities to create an active public realm. Courtyards between blocks will be open public thoroughfares, creating an inside-out urban experience in order to benefit pedestrians and cyclists. A few levels up, offices and residential areas will spread throughout the district, crowned by roof gardens, decks, restaurants and bars, intended to attract local residents after commuters have left for the day.

“We are designing an inclusive city on human terms – an approach that means putting emphasis on social life and accessibility,” explains Louis Becker, Henning Larsen design principal. “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 – but what underpins the design is the goal to create a place that people want to be in and stay in.”

Lucy Nordberg
TenderStream Head of Research

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