Students: Isabelle Gyllengahm and  Alessandra Olivia Gava

Though officially part of the southern Schwarzwald the Dinkelberg between the upper Wiesental and the beginning of the Hochrheintal is a distinct geological entity. It’s limestone base is the origin of a characteristic Karst landscape with a strong topography and sharp edges towards Basel and the Hochrheintal hiding the beautiful landscape of the upper Plateau from the almost entirely urbanized river valleys. The Project focuses on the western slopes of the Dinkelberg towards the upper Wiesental where settlement pressure threatens to cover the smoother fertile  slopes and to conceal the typical topography with its little waterways. A system of paths and green pockets framed by orchards is proposed to define a new boarder for the future development and to connect existing leftover spaces within the settlements to green fingers penetrating the urban-tissue. Both elements bring the characteristic landscape of the Dinkelberg closer to its surrounding communes by enhancing fine nuances of the existing topography, creating new connections and marking strategic terrains that must not be built over.

view into one of the green pockets