A forest town

Moving the location of the hospital will leave behind a large built structure in the Sindelfinger Wald forest. The local community and town council have decided to preserve the 1960s buildings and convert them into a diverse neighbourhood with an emphasis on housing. 

Because it is no longer feasible to continue to adapt the hospital buildings to modern standards, the hospital for Sindelfingen and Böblingen will move to the new Flugfeld site in 2025. This will leave behind a densely built complex on around eight hectares in an isolated area at the edge of the forest. At numerous information and consultation events, Sindelfingen municipal authorities together with IBA’27 succeeded in getting support from local residents for the idea of preserving the post-war Modernist buildings and filling them with new life. The plan is to create a diverse urban quarter in a rural setting that combines working, recreation, living and commerce on the repurposed hospital site. A feasibility study has already been carried out on the fundamentals for energy-saving renovation measures and extending the buildings while conserving resources. It also examined an ecological upgrade to the outdoor space and alternative mobility concepts to connect the quarter to the town centre. The next step was to hold an urban planning competition. The winning concept will use innovative approaches that appreciate the potential of the building stock and will transform it into a liveable urban quarter. 

Facts and Figures

Contact

Project initiator

Kevin Borsdorf
Amt für Stadtentwicklung und Geoinformation
Stadt Sindelfingen
Rathausplatz 1
71063 Sindelfingen
Kevin.Borsdorf@sindelfingen.de

BA’27 Project manager

Romina Christen-Klenk

Aerial View