Urban Design Master Thesis
Winter Semester 2023/24

Spa life Bad Soden. About the healthy small town

This semester, the students focused on the small town of Bad Soden-Salmünster, which is located in the Main-Kinzig district of the Frankfurt metropolitan region between the mountains and the Kinzigaue. We will be looking for future visions for a healthy small town that promotes health and quality of life in the midst of rapid demographic and structural change. The big question is: How can such small towns position themselves regionally and what can they offer present and future inhabitants?

We believe that investing in and improving the existing infrastructure can promote the health and well-being of residents and visitors. The focus is on infill development, which is being tested in Bad Soden-Salmünster, a small spa town in transition.

Students will develop a vision and strategy for the town, including concepts for use, structure and mobility. Within this framework, students will develop a master plan for the town's central open spaces, for new construction and for construction in existing buildings (maintenance, repair, modernisation, conversion, extension, refurbishment, etc.). The potential building sites (e.g. vacant buildings, sealed open spaces and undeveloped plots) are available in Bad Soden and it is up to the students to decide whether, how much and to what quality they build.


Exkursion nach Bad Soden-Salmünster 12.10.2023
Treffpunkt: 11:00 Uhr
Spessart FORUM
Frowin-von-Hutten-Straße 5
63628 Bad Soden-Salmünster

An- und Abreise bitte individuell planen.

Melden Sie sich an unter