University of Lissabon Urban Planning5 May 2010

HafenCity HamburgSustainable Development for a New Downtown

Hape Schneider Executive Assistant

HAFENCITY / WATERFRONT / INNER CITY

HafenCity: 157 ha area• waterfront: 10 kilometers• inner city area: increase by 40%

OUTLINE

1. The New Urban Inner City at the Waterfront

2. Environmental Issues

3. The Urban Structure and its Public Character

4. Transport and Mobility

5. Heating Energy Supply

6. Building Certification

culture/entertainment

spaces2.5 mio. visitors p.a.

THE URBANITY OF A „NEW DOWNTOWN“

places of consumptionÜberseequartier

appr. 14 mio visitors p.a.retail/gastronomy

50.000 m²

public spaces

10 km promenades, urban and water places,

green (parks)22 ha

residential and officespaces

12,000 residents,more than 40,000 jobs

socialinstitutions and

networks

knowledge milieu(e.g. HafenCity

University)

ca. 1,8 – 2,0 Mio. m² GFS

60 000 – 80 000visitors per day

• shoppers• cultural consumers• tourists

?? ?40 000 employees /

1 500 universitystudents

12 000 residents

FUNCTIONAL SOCIAL GROUPS IN A „NEW DOWNTOWN“

CULTURAL FLAGSHIPS: INT. MARITIME MUSEUM,ELBPHILHARMONIE (HERZOG & DE MEURON), SCIENCE CENTER (OMA)

HAFENCITY STATUS:CREATED URBANITY AND HIGH CONSTRUCTION DYNAMICS

OUTLINE

1. The New Urban Inner City at the Waterfront

2. Environmental Issues

• Urban Regeneration

• Noise: Compatability of Operating Harbour with Innercity Waterfront

• Waterfront: A New Topography and Climate Adaptation

3. The Urban Structure and its Public Character

4. Transport and Mobility

5. Heating Energy Supply

6. Building Certification

URBAN REGNERATION:BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT

HAFENCITY AND COMPATABILITY WITH HARD HARBOUR USES

Hard Harbour Area(partially)

public regulations

Noise Cap(Harbour Planning Ordinance)

1. development plans allow residential development without double facade

Soft Harbour HafenCity

private regulations

sales contracts: users accepting harbour noise(easement)

2. building permits: specific window concepts and noise absorption / location of bedrooms

HAFENCITY AND HARD HARBOUR NOISES

HAFENCITY AS A TIDAL RIVERFRONT

FLOOD PROTECTION

Main embankment line

FLOOD PROTECTION AND LAND SAVING NEW TOPOGRAPHY: UNDERGROUND PARKING LOT

A „BLUE“ MICRO CLIMATE

OUTLINE

1. The New Urban Inner City at the Waterfront

2. Environmental Issues

3. Sustainable Urban Structure and its Public Character

4. Transport and Mobility

5. Heating Energy Supply

6. Building Certification

Density:•FSR ca. 4.0

BUILDING ECO-DENSITY AND THE REDUCTION OF THE HEAT ISLAND EFFECT BY GIVEN WATERSPACES

PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACES: A NEW BALANCE

Land area (western part of HafenCity): 45,8 haTraffic areas 11,3 ha - 25 %Footprint of buildings 15,8 ha - 34 %Private spaces: publicly accessible 7,3 ha - 16 %(at least way-leave) Private spaces: open spaces 1,5 ha - 3 %Public spaces 9,0 ha - 20 %(places/promenades/parks/playgrounds)

Public spaces on the water 1,0 ha - 2 %Water area (western part of HafenCity): 8,5 ha

COMPARED WITH THE EXISTING INNERCITY.:

HAFENCITY HAMBURG : STREETSCAPE / WATERSCAPE

Streetscape

Waterscape• Promenaden• Hafenkopfplätze• schwimm. Plätze• Pocketparks• Quartiersplätze

DIFFERENTIATION OF PUBLIC SPACEINCREASING ENCOUNTER POTENTIAL

Residential

Office

Gastronomy

Retail / Services

Market / Gastronomy

Culture

Special Uses

Development Under Way

Special Use on 1st Floor

BUILDINGS: PUBLIC ENCOUNTER CAPACITYMIXTURE OF USAGES - GROUND FLOOR

Residential

Office

Gastronomy

Retail / Services

Market / Gastronomy

Culture

Special Uses

Development Under Way

Special Use on 1st Floor

BUILDINGS: PUBLIC ENCOUNTER CAPACITYMIXTURE OF USAGES - FIRST FLOOR

Services(medical practices, hair dresser, bank, real estate agent, massages, gallery, etc.)

Gastronomy / Food (partly ethnic food)(cafe, bistro, ice cream parlor, several restaurants)

Place specific concepts(tea lounge, gallery (urbanism), maritime apparel, spices, maritime souvenirs)

Typology of UsesLocal supply (bakery, deli, newspapers/tobacco)

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GROUNDFLOOR AND QUAYSIDE SPACESPUBLIC ENCOUNTER CAPACITY AND MIXING POTENTIAL

GROUND FLOORS AND QUAYSIDE SPACESPUBLIC ENCOUNTER CAPACITY

DENSITY AND URBAN STRUCTURE

DENSITY AND URBAN LIVING

DENSITY AND URBAN WORKPLACE

HAFENCITY HAMBURG : STREETSCAPE / WATERSCAPE

Streetscape

Waterscape• Promenaden• Hafenkopfplätze• schwimm. Plätze• Pocketparks• Quartiersplätze

ÜBERSEEQUARTIER (ÜSQ)

DISSOLVING THE ENCLOSED SHOPPING CENTER:THE ÜBERSEEQUARTER

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Traffic areasPrivate BuildingsPrivate Buildings (inside area)

Publicly accessible private Spaces Public spacesShopping Center(60,000 m² GFA, 3 storey)

Total: 280.000 m² GFAincl.:

47.000 m² Residential124.000 m² Office

53.000 m² Retail28.000 m² Hotel

6.000 m² Gastronomy14.000 m² Science Center

3.000 m² Cruise ship terminal

ÜBERSEEQUARTIER: LARGE SCALE MIXED-USED PROJECT URBAN DESIGN

OUTLINE

1. The New Urban Inner City at the Waterfront

2. Environmental Issues

3. Sustainable Urban Structure and its Public Character

4. Transport and Mobility

• Subway

• Fuel Cell Buses

• Low Energy Mobility

5. Heating Energy Supply

6. Building Certification

WALKABLE CITY

SHORT DISTANCE MOBILITITY CONCEPT: CYLCLE PATHS AND FOOTWAYS

cycle path next to roads

joint usage for cycling and walking

cycle lane

cycles on the road

Cycling in HafenCity independent cycle and walkways

public spaces and promenadesaccessible to cycles

crossings

temporary use as cycle path

Elbe cycling route

Fuel-cell operated busses:

• bus line nr. 6 served by fuel-cell busses

• in cooperation with Vattenfall and Shell, Hamburg‘s publictransport service (HVV) plans the construction of a fuel-cellstation in HafenCity

MOBILITY AND ENERGY

EFFICIENT PUBLIC TRANSPORT: NEW SUBWAY LINE U4

600m

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600m

600m

OUTLINE

1. The New Urban Inner City at the Waterfront

2. Environmental Issues

3. The Urban Structure and its Public Character

4. Transport and Mobility

5. Heating Energy Supply

6. Building Certification

HAFENCITY WEST: SUSTAINABLE URBAN DEVELOPMENT CENTRAL HEATING SUPPLY

Central Heating SupplyObjectives (2002):

• secured supply• low price• high energy efficiency• CO2-Benchmark: below200 g/kWh:

target value 175 g/kWh

Mix of Technologies:

• district heating• solar heating• fuel cells

Result: Reduction of emmissions by central heating supply and CO2 limits.Reduction of CO2 emissions by 27% compared to natural gas use (even larger reductionspossible compared to oil or coal use)

Western HafenCity:district heating systemlocally completed with :

1. fuel cells2. solar heating3. CHP units

(CO2-Benchmark:175 g / kWh, Contract2003) 4

1 fuel cell technology (biomethane)

2. low-temperature boiler forpeak loads

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1. wood pellets incineration(waste wood of Großmarkt andother waste wood)

2. low-temperature boiler forpeak loads

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31. brine/ water heat pumps

(heat source: fluvial water, power source biomethane orwood pellets)

2. low-temperature boiler for peak loads

Supply Area Eastern HafenCity:CO2-Benchmark: 89 g / kWh (Contract 2009)

HAFENCITY EAST (> 1 Mio. m² GFS): NEW STANDARDS FOR CENTRAL HEATING SUPPLY (CO2-BENCHMARK 89 g/kWh)

OUTLINE

1. The New Urban Inner City at the Waterfront

2. Environmental Issues

3. The Urban Structure and its Public Character

4. Transport and Mobility

5. Heating Energy Supply

6. Building Certification

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING CONCEPTS

Eco Label Categories

1. Sustainable use of energy ressourcespower requirements: residential buildings: <60 kWh/a m² or <40 kWh/a m²

power requirements: commercial buildings: < 190 kWh/a m² or <100 kWh/a m²2. Sustainable use of public goods

3. Use of environmentally friendly building materials

4. Special consideration for environment, comfort and health protection

5. Sustainable Facility Management

Usage of Competition and Market Processes• awarding of an eco-label and confering an environmentalaward

• certification of buildings

• promotion of energy efficient buildings in case of exclusiveoptions or/and the sale of plots under competitive marketconditions

MODEL PROJECTS FOR SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS:HCU / UNILEVER / WÖLBERN / GREENPEACE / SPIEGEL

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !

Hape SchneiderExecutive AssistantHafenCity Hamburg GmbH