A new village centre for Iffeldorf
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A new village centre for Iffeldorf

Community garden, playground and the areas around the town hall – three projects that together make a village centre where people sit down.

LocationIffeldorf, Weilheim-Schongau district
SizeTown hall square, community garden and children's playground
DesignDesign: Philipp Nützel · Site management: Bernhard Roth · Construction and maintenance: Fuchs baut Gärten · Client: Municipality of Iffeldorf · opened on 1 June 2024
ImplementationFuchs baut Gärten GmbH – Gärtner von Eden
PhotographyBenjamin Klopp / frames for good
AwardIn the Callwey book “Landschaftsarchitektur” 2026

“Three things that could have been built separately – thought through together, they make a village centre.”

— Balbina Fuchs, landscape architect

Three projects, one village centre: a community garden next to the town hall, a children's playground right beside it, plus the square and the planted areas at the town hall itself. Opened on the same day as the cemetery – 1 June 2024, in pouring rain.

The Partnership Garden

The community garden behind the town hall is called “Partnerschaftsgarten Châteaubourg”, after Iffeldorf's French twin town. In its centre, on a plinth, stands the granite apple that Iffeldorf was given for the 40th anniversary of the partnership. There are also benches, tables and chairs – among other things so that the neighbourhood help group can meet here – and a wildflower meadow which, according to the mayor, needs another year before it stands in all its glory.

The garden was largely funded by the prize money from the “Gütesiegel Heimatdorf” (Merkur, 3 June 2024).

Playground and Sonnenacker, linked by rainwater

The play equipment is made of robinia wood – it lasts a long time outdoors and looks good too. The best part is the mud play area: rainwater collects there for the children to build with – and it is also used to irrigate the neighbouring “Sonnenacker”, the community garden.

This very spot shows how things work in real life: at the start, the children splashed about so enthusiastically that too little water was left for the community garden. The piping was changed, and now there is enough for both. Local residents were involved in the planning.

What happened on the square itself

Around the town hall there are now natural stone walls with perennial planting and lavender, paths of small-sett paving, trees and granite blocks to sit on. The aim was not to impress, but to get people to sit down. What this takes in towns and villages is explained under Urban green spaces.

The mayor calls the combination of town hall garden, Sonnenacker and playground a “lovely ensemble” for all residents. What we like about it is that three things were thought through together that could also have been built separately. Both sites appear in the Callwey book Landschaftsarchitektur 2026. You can see the cemetery of the same municipality here.

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Impressions
Perennial beds at the town hall entranceThe granite drinking fountain on the new squareA wide view across the square, with young trees, out to the countrysideLavender and perennials along the natural stone wall in front of the façadeThe paved path through the community garden, with roses along the edgeLavender and sea holly at the picket fenceA timber bench in the community garden, with the town hall behindThe picket fence around the community gardens, with the housing development behindView across the community gardens to the town hall ensembleThe new playground: timber posts, shade sails and young treesFrom the dry stone wall across the open countrysideLavender in full bloom at the edge of the squareThe granite fountain beneath young trees at the edge of the squareThe town hall behind the new square, with young trees in the band of pavingThe rocking lounger at the edge of the field – a place to linger with a far-reaching viewFrom above: town hall ensemble, square and the community gardensThe community gardens in full cultivation, with the town hall behindTimber bench by the natural stone wall, with sage in flower beside itThe town hall entrance with steps, lined with lavender

Photos: Benjamin Klopp / frames for good · In the Callwey book “Landschaftsarchitektur” 2026

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