New Luxembourgish district will let nature creep into the city
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Loading... - Lea Elzinga
- 09 Mar 2022
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Last week, the Kirchberg Fund, a public organisation, tasked with developing the Kirchberg plateau in Luxembourg city, announced the winner of the public tender of the project for the Kuebebierg. The Kuebebierg is the last major piece of land reserved for development in the area wholly belonging to the fund.
The winning project is called ‘Si Ville, si nature’ and it proposes the construction of more than 3,000 housing units, flanked by swathes of urban greenery, tall trees, spaces for urban gardening and a multi-modal transportation arrangement.
Furthermore, the project will cost around 77 million euros, while the first residents are expected to start moving in as early as 2028/2029.
Nature is creeping into the city
Large parts of the new 33-hectare district will be dedicated solely to pedestrians, with the exception of a few key crossings and a larger street, flanking the whole area. At the same time, the project calls for a multimodal transport concept for the area, meaning that cars will have to share the road with bikes, electric scooters, pedestrians and a tram, connecting Kuebebierg to the rest of the city. Read More...
