with Tom Seeger, Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design, Prof. Bettina Kraus, Prof. Matthias Rudolph, AM Florian Kaiser
Tourism constitutes the island's economic foundation, yet it also produces pronounced seasonal fluctuations in population. While the quieter winter months provide an important period of recovery for the local community, this seasonal rhythm has also shaped the island's architectural identity. Historically, many houses were extended with verandas that accommodated cafés and restaurants during the summer season before reverting to domestic living spaces for families returning from the mainland in winter.
The characteristic dune system is extended through the spa park towards the more urban Bismarckstraße. In doing so, the expanded landscape establishes a continuous transition between town and nature, with the redesigned park forming the spatial forecourt and threshold to the cultural buildings.