New Center Silberstedt

With the New Centre, Silberstedt is gaining a strong, identity-forming centre that reorganises public services and further develops the town from its existing stock. Education, health, culture, housing, utilities and mobility are spatially bundled and linked together via short distances. This creates a neighbourhood suitable for everyday use and suitable for all generations, bringing together the basic functions of village life at its core. The starting point is the careful conversion of a landmark building from 1886. Instead of new construction, the concept focuses on further building: existing structures are preserved, repurposed and activated with new functions. The community centre, village office and village canteen create space for clubs, work and encounters – resource-saving, economically efficient and firmly anchored in the history of the place. The existing buildings remain an anchor that creates identity and become the driving force behind development.

A clearly structured open space system unfolds between the village square and the village park. The square forms the urban stage for markets, festivals and exchanges, while the park, as a green centre, combines local recreation, play, sport and biodiversity. At the same time, it takes on a climate-adapted function as a retention area during heavy rainfall.

The centre is complemented by a community swimming pool, a cross-generational residential quarter and the upgrading of the school and kindergarten. Barrier-free paths, new bus stops, sharing services and bicycle parking spaces strengthen the sustainable