How can the Viennese Urban Renewal Model develop the ground floor zone of historical urban fabric? How can a comprehensive planning approach restructure and reuse the building blocks at ground level, including courtyards and street spaces? Sustainable urban development requires more open and green areas, sufficient local supply, social infrastructure and convenient traffic solutions. All these characteristics interact with the ground floor zone, street spaces and common areas within the urban fabric of the city. The ground floor zone and surrounding open spaces establish the quality of life and are key to the image of the cities. The city of Vienna, like a number of other cities, has a growing problem with vacant ground floors and deactivated desolate street (common) spaces. The negative influence of private traffic, and the disappearance of retail outlets are the main reasons for the current situation. The symbiotic relationship between the many user groups, local residents, small retail outlets and small-scale local economy are obvious. This coherence impacts on the quality of life in the neighborhood. How and if is the historical urban fabric transformable and transferable? The results of the research project are not only implementable on the existing urban fabric, but also on the new development areas in between. The studies and findings ares addressed not only to the urban renewal department, but to all relevant City departments (urban planning, housing subsidy, traffic planning, environmental protection, architectural/urban design, green planning and business development), delivering transferable and typological planning procedures and methods.
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