52134 Herzogenrath-Kohlscheid: Architecture: Birgit Siebenmorgen, one of the first "eco" housing estates in Germany, on average 150 m² living space, grass roofs, timber frame construction, sand-lime brick firewalls as bulkheads. Completion: 1987
| Street | House-Heyden-Str. 201 |
| Building type(s) | terraced houses in ring development, new construction |
| Form(s) of ownership | Owners' association GbR ground rent For individual parties: public housing subsidy |
| Size (WE) | 9 WE, average living space/ WE= 150 m² (between 120 m² and 180 m²); GFZ 0.55 |
| Residents | 16 adults/ 15 children= 6 families/ 4 single mothers/ 1 single person |
| Completion | 1987 |
| Ecology | |
| Building materials | KS bulkheads and timber construction |
| Traffic | Free of parking spaces |
| Outdoor facilities | Natural design, grass roofs |
| Economics | Construction costs 580 Euro/m² living space Self-help 37 Euro/m² (corresponds to about 500 Euro/WE to 1,000 Euro/WE) Share of 20.000 Euro/WE for the community house Total cost around 1 million euros - Joint bank loan |
| Socio-cultural | Circumferential pergola with widened meeting spacesCommunity use facilities: - workshops - utility rooms - bicycle storerooms - assembly room - Childcare roomRotating self-organized afternoon care for school children by parents. |
| Notes | - one of the first ecological settlements in Germany - Three-storey "ring development - Private 20 m² roof terraces - High level of awareness - Award: "Bauherrenpreis" state competition for ecological building NRW and "Bauherrenpreis", BDA |
| Contact | Planning consortium "Alte Windkunst", Herzogenrath: Hans Siebenmorgen, Birgit Siebenmorgen, Bodo Frömgen, Bettina Herlitzius |
| Literature |
Gesund Bauen und Wohnen 37/ 1989, p.22db 9/90, p.14 "Leitbilder des ökologischen Bauens", Akademie für Bauökologie e.V. Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft des Saarlandes, p.62
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| Link | www.alte-windkunst.de Project description and photos on the website of the European Timber Route |
Last Updated: December 6, 2020
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