Hartmannplatz — Saba Seighali

From traffic hub to meeting point

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The feasibility study positions Hartmannplatz as a key connection between Brixen’s historic centre and surrounding neighbourhoods. A barrier-free layout and flexible public spaces support encounters across generations while opening the square to its wider urban setting.

Historical elements are made visible and experiential, the centre of the square is activated, and Romstraße is recast as a representative public space. Arrival, community life, culture, and climate resilience operate as four linked strands rather than separate interventions.

A network around the square

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The stakeholder map and spatial framework show the square as part of a larger civic network, with Hartmannplatz, Romstraße, surrounding institutions, and public-space edges treated together.

Stakeholder map locating civic, cultural, commercial, transport, and institutional destinations around Hartmannplatz — Stakeholders around HartmannplatzSaba Seighali with LIA Collective

Spatial framework highlighting Hartmannplatz, Romstraße, and connected public-space nodes — Hartmannplatz and Romstraße spatial frameworkSaba Seighali with LIA Collective

A transformation in four stages

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The source proposes a sequenced implementation programme from immediate clearing and temporary use to long-term public-space construction and connection.

Phase 1 · 0–1 year
Clearing and opening up
- Remove the channel behind the bus stop
- Move bicycle racks
- Relocate motorcycle parking
- Remove flower pots and the fountain
- Open and ecologically enhance the space
- Improve signage
- Promote temporary uses
Remove barriers: €15,000
Clearing and opening planSaba Seighali with LIA Collective
Phase 2 · 1–5 years
Get involved and take action
- Activate and programme the centre of the square
- Involve the surrounding area
- Convert the Forum forecourt
- Begin removing parking spaces
- Open a dialogue with residents
Installation: approximately €50,000
Detailed participation process: €34,000
Participation and activation planSaba Seighali with LIA Collective
Phase 3 · 5–8 years
Design and strengthen
- Run and implement a design competition
- Redesign Hartmannplatz in response to the competition
- Create an identity-forming space
- Unseal surfaces and add green space
- Support diverse recreation
- Reduce parking further
- Convert the Forum forecourt
Design competition: approximately €55,000
Hartmannplatz redesign: approximately €500,000
Design and strengthening planSaba Seighali with LIA Collective
Phase 4 · 8–10 years
Connecting and expanding
- Redesign the Forum entrance
- Calm traffic on Romstraße
- Upgrade the cemetery perimeter
- Relocate the kiosk
- Open the cemetery corner
- Strengthen historical connections
- Support long-term cultural use
Romstraße redesign: approximately €700,000
Connection and expansion planSaba Seighali with LIA Collective

Create a centre, strengthen its edges

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Two spatial moves organise the proposal: draw activity toward a clear centre, then extend that activity outward to include the surrounding streets and institutions.

Diagram drawing movement toward the centre of Hartmannplatz while strengthening the square edges — Creation of a centre · strengthening the edgesSaba Seighali with LIA Collective

Diagram radiating activity from the centre of Hartmannplatz into the surrounding area — Activation of the centre · inclusion of the surroundingsSaba Seighali with LIA Collective

Existing conditions

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The photographic survey records the church frontage, road space, mature tree canopy, parking, and the different edges that currently divide Hartmannplatz and Romstraße.

Wide existing view across Hartmannplatz toward the church and surrounding buildings — Existing Hartmannplatz · wide viewSaba Seighali with LIA Collective

Existing Romstraße with parked cars, mature trees, and institutional buildings — Existing RomstraßeSaba Seighali with LIA Collective

Existing Hartmannplatz with parked cars, leafless trees, and the church beyond — Existing Hartmannplatz · church edgeSaba Seighali with LIA Collective

Existing Hartmannplatz beneath mature trees beside parked bicycles and cars — Existing Hartmannplatz · tree canopySaba Seighali with LIA Collective

Near- and medium-term views

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The visual sequence tests temporary programming in years one to five, a more complete redesign in years five to eight, and connected public-space improvements along Romstraße and the square edges.

Near-term Hartmannplatz view with a colourful temporary activity area in the centre — Activation · 1–5 yearsSaba Seighali with LIA Collective

Near-term Hartmannplatz view with movable seating and programmed activity areas — Programming · 1–5 yearsSaba Seighali with LIA Collective

Medium-term Hartmannplatz view with a redesigned open square and central water feature — Hartmannplatz redesign · 5–8 yearsSaba Seighali with LIA Collective

Future Romstraße as a shaded pedestrian-oriented public space — Future RomstraßeSaba Seighali with LIA Collective

Future Hartmannplatz with an open church square, trees, and people walking and cycling — Future Hartmannplatz · squareSaba Seighali with LIA Collective

Future planted passage at Hartmannplatz with seating, pedestrians, and surrounding buildings — Future Hartmannplatz · planted passageSaba Seighali with LIA Collective

Project credits and source notes

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Urban strategy and landscape: LIA Collective
Graphics: Saba Seighali with LIA Collective; team-work material is identified in the supplied portfolio
Source ambiguity: PDF page 5 repeats the Rienz-Höfe Bruneck subtitle and names Rienz-Höfe beneath the Hartmannplatz heading. The web reconstruction preserves verified Hartmannplatz content and records the mismatch rather than presenting it as fact.
Source: Supplied portfolio PDF, PDF pages 5–7 (printed pages 8, 10, and 12)

Clearing and opening up

Get involved and take action

Design and strengthen

Connecting and expanding