Forum Hanau

Winner of the Competitive Dialogue

As the winner of a competitive dialogue announced by the city of Hanau, the HBB began a holistic redesign of Hanau's city center in 2011. The tasks consisted of various sub-projects that were implemented in close cooperation with the city over the next eight years. The aim was to complement, strengthen and link the qualities of the various districts within the city center.

Forum Hanau as a crowd puller

An important focus of the city's development at that time was on Freedom Square. On its western part, HBB built the Forum HanauIn addition to the integrated new city library and other public uses on the second floor, a total of around 2 m² of rental space was to be created in the basement, ground floor and first floor, plus services and restaurants. A bus station was built on the east side of the square, which saved a lot of space through an intelligent reorganization of the areas. The additional open space was converted into an outdoor space with a high quality of stay, for use as a market, among other things.

Upgraded infrastructure

In addition to these focal points, HBB also redesigned the public infrastructure in the inner city area in close cooperation with the city. This included the New Market, but also the upgrading of the main traffic axes Hammerstrasse, Fahrstrasse and Rosenstrasse. The square at the Walloon-Dutch Church, which had previously been used primarily as a car park, was also upgraded - the southernmost of a series of urban squares that needed to be emphasized overall. A green park was created here, which shows the square's great potential as an open space.

Improved housing options

Another mandatory task for the HBB was to improve the living space in the southern part of the city. To this end, the 7.400 m² so-called Westcarré, right next to the Walloon-Dutch Church, was demolished. The dilapidated building structure from the 50s was replaced by modern, attractive residential development.

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