Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

A 12,000 m² forest lies at the heart of the 60,000 m² rectangular area. 150 perennial pines were planted in the inner courtyard in 1995, which is only open to…

Waldkirch new seminar building

A lime tree worthy of preservation with a trunk girth of 100 cm had to be moved almost 20 metres while clearing the construction site for a new seminar building…

Budapest Zoo Biodome

The Pannon Park which is being built on the new 5-hectare area of the Budapest Zoo is expected to open its doors to visitors in 2021. A number of mature…

Gothenburg railway tunnel part 1

The major Swedish city of Gothenburg is confronted with a growing traffic problem. Of the 1.02 million inhabitants of Greater Gothenburg, 450,000 live outside the city. A good 175,000 commuters…

Gothenburg railway tunnel part 2

The fast public transport project in Gothenburg is going ahead. The major Swedish city of Gothenburg is confronted with a growing traffic problem. Of the 1.02 million inhabitants of Greater…

Planegg urban densification

Vacant areas in the available land have been released for residential development under the urban densification programme. In this case, an extension is being built onto a listed building. Taking…

Nuremberg road construction

The city of Nuremberg commissioned Team Opitz international to transplant a lime tree of approx. 50 years old, as it was standing in the path of the construction of a…

Munich office building

Two pine trees had to be moved to a new location to make way for the construction of a new office building in the Munich area. The two trees with…