Köln’s New Edge

How to develop Köln New Edge, Finger City or Ring?  Image (left below) Growth of Köln, Medieval Wall set the original urban boundary of the City creating a built edge to the Natural environment than as the city grew Nature or Green Space was used to delimit the cities growth the Grüner Gürtel and Militärring as Boundary. (below left) Urban versus Natural Areas Diagram of Köln’s Growth by CVenart. Here the next step is perhaps a Finger solution… especially when looking to new developments as for example Damiensweg to the North/West of Köln. (below right) The diagram shows the development of Korweiller and the newly planned development Diamensweg proposal by Molestina Architekten. Diagram by CVenart.
Diagram Growth of Köln by CVenart
Ex. Diamensweg showing Molestina Architekten’s proposal Diagram by CVenart