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Town Centre Regeneration, Kaisheim
Design competition to transform a historic town centre into a climate-resilient, pedestrian-focused civic space with improved public realm quality in Kaisheim, Germany.
The municipality of Kaisheim has launched a landscape-led design competition to transform its historic town centre around Münsterplatz and adjacent streets into a coherent, climate-resilient public realm. The project addresses a fragmented and car-dominated environment, seeking to rebalance circulation, enhance spatial quality and strengthen the relationship between key civic buildings, including the town hall and community hall. The brief covers approximately 8.8k m² of streets and squares as a realisation area, alongside a 5.4k m² ideas component for adjoining private plots. Proposals should introduce integrated green infrastructure, improve usability and reinforce the centre as a social and representative hub. The scheme is planned for phased delivery across four to five construction stages, allowing implementation to respond to funding availability while maintaining a consistent overall vision.
Location
Sector
Heritage Conservation, Landscape Public Realm, Urban Masterplanning
Intervention
Renovation
Website
Tender Portal
Tender Stage
Qualification for design competition
Deadline
23 Apr 2026
Project Value/Scale
0-5-million
Consultant Team
Lead landscape architect
Architect (optional)
Urban planner (optional)
Lighting designer (recommended)
Architect (optional)
Urban planner (optional)
Lighting designer (recommended)
Submission Criteria
Up to 15 compliant applicants will advance to the design competition. If more qualify, the selection will happen by lottery.
Compensation: € 45k to be divided between the teams that qualify.
1st Prize – € 33k, 2nd Prize – € 22k, 3rd Prize – € 11k
2–3 commendations – € 9k (net)
Qualification Deliverables:
– Applicant details
– Professional registration
– Declarations of: Eligibility, no exclusion grounds and acceptance of competition terms
– Reference project sheet: strictly 1 illustrated project
– Evidence confirming applicant acted as project lead (if delivered within another practice)
Design Competition Deliverables:
– Written report on urban integration and context
– Landscape and spatial strategy
– Sustainability and climate resilience approach
– Functional organisation and connectivity statement
– Approach to heritage/conservation
– Deliverability and phasing strategy
Architectural Drawings:
– Site plan(s) of overall intervention area
– Public realm layout plans
– Landscape strategy diagrams
– Sections and/or key elevations
– Phasing and other explanatory diagrams
Negotiated procedure requested by the client after the design competition phase.