The Best of Living, Working, Culture, and Leisure
Mixed-use concepts are a boon to cities because they are exciting, creative, and meaningful, while also being more robust, durable, and attractive than single-use developments. Here, the diverse needs of retail, offices, daycare centers, restaurants, hotels, residential spaces, and recreational facilities can come together and thrive. If one type of use at a location begins to falter, the space can be re-leased quickly and flexibly—even to tenants from other industries.
Spaces that become available—such as vacant department stores—create room for creative urban building blocks that allow us to bring more people back to city centers. Projects like our “Neue Höfe Herne” have proven that this is possible. Offices, fitness centers, restaurants, and—yes—retail are all driving new foot traffic here. Uses like these make it possible to have a real impact on urban society and make a sustainable contribution to the revitalization of the downtown area.
Multifunctional concepts open up opportunities and possibilities for new users and new elements that previously received little attention. These include sociocultural uses and the creative industries. In this way, we will continue to succeed in creating places that remain interesting for people in the long term.
