Web database of sustainable settlements and neighbourhoods

Hamburg

This view lists settlement, neighbourhood and construction projects in sustainable construction for the federal state of Hamburg. In the standard view, the projects are displayed in descending order according to the year of completion. I.e. the new projects are at the top.

Completion YearContribution dateNamePOSTCODEResidential unitsCity / town name

    we-house.life Baakenhafen Quarter (Hamburg)

    Photos: Eble Messerschmidt PartnerD - 20457 Hamburg Baakenhafen: das achtgeschossige Stadthaus in der Hamburger Hafencity wird mit 52 Wohnungen als ökologisch-sozialer Gesamtorganismus für ca. 180 Bewohner realisiert. Die konsequente ökologische Ausrichtung des Gebäudekonzepts sorgt für einen niedrigen ökologischen Fußabdruck über den gesamten Lebenszyklus: Massivholzbauweise (Brettstapel), Solarstromanlagen an Fassade und auf dem Dach, Wasser- und Biomassekreislaufsysteme mit Grauwasserrecycling und Terra-Preta-Produktion, intensive Fassadenbegrünung und das Gewächshaus zum Gemüseanbau auf dem Dach. Der Entwurf wurde im we-house Realisierungswettbewerb Baakenhafen mit dem ersten Preis ausgezeichnet. Fertigstellung: 2025/2026



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    Jenfeld floodplain

    22045 Hamburg-JenfeldHAMBURG WATER Cycle®, an urban quarter with 835 residential units, 630 of them in new buildings, and commercial space for around 2000 residents is being built on 35 ha of the former Lettow-Vorbeck barracks. Project costs: approx. 250 million euros. The most far-reaching project of a decentralised water supply and disposal system currently in Europe: vacuum toilets, biogas production and waste water separation (HAMBURG WATER Cycle®). The biogas produced will be used to generate heat and electricity for the new district in a climate-neutral manner in the district's own combined heat and power plant. The project will thus enable climate-neutral living and sustainable drainage.



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    Student dormitory "Woodie

    21109 Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg: 2017 the largest wooden house in Hamburg. The six storeys consist of 371 wooden modules measuring just under 20 square metres, which are stacked on top of each other in pre-assembled form. The individual modules weigh more than nine tons and are virtually ready-made student apartments, including bathroom, kitchenette and bed. Only the foundation and the staircases are made of concrete. A furnished apartment costs around 500 euros warm rent per month. Completion: 2017



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    IBA Wilhelmsburg

    21109 Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg: The International Building Exhibition IBA Hamburg is one of the largest urban development projects in Europe. To date, 70 projects have been realised as part of IBA Hamburg. In 2013, IBA Hamburg had a total of 1,733 apartments under construction or completed, 516 of which were modernizations. Added to this are over 100,000 square metres of commercial space, eight educational facilities, two senior citizens' residential homes, three daycare centres, four sports facilities, a commercial courtyard, a centre for artists and creative people, the extension of the Aßmann Canal and over 70 hectares of green space.



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    Energy bunker, IBA Hamburg

    21107 Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg: The former flak bunker in Wilhelmsburg has become a symbol of the climate protection concept Renewable Wilhelmsburg. The monument, which has been virtually unused since the end of the war, was refurbished as part of the IBA Hamburg and converted into a renewable power plant with large-scale heat storage. The energy storage facility has a volume of 2,000 cubic metres, which corresponds to 2,000,000 litres. It supplies the 120-hectare Reiherstieg district with climate-friendly heat and feeds renewable electricity into the Hamburg distribution grid.



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    Two townhouses in timber hybrid construction

    21109 Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg: In two identical, five-storey buildings with staggered floors, 28 apartments were built on Kurt-Emmerich-Platz on sloping terrain as part of the entrance complex at Inselpark. Completion: 2013



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    Climate protection settlement "Am Kornweg

    hh-borstel22769 Hamburg-Klein Borstel: 60 residential units, usable floor space 2,820 m2, approx. 160 inhabitants, car-free settlement with food co-op, bicycle fleet, bicycle city and car sharing. Number of parking spaces: 0.2 cars/WE. Planning: NeuStadtArchitekten (Hamburg). Completion date: 2008



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    Solar settlement Bramfeld

    16brf53722175 Hamburg-Bramfeld: 130 WE, one of the larger solar local heating projects with a 4,000 m3-water storage tank. Completion: 2000



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    Car-free settlement Saarlandstraße

    22303 Hamburg-Barmbek: 170 units, one of the largest car-free housing estates in Germany, parking space key 0.15 PkWs/WE. Completion: 1997



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    Braamwisch eG

    braamwish-th22175 Hamburg-Bramfeld: Braamwisch eG, 42 dwelling units, occupancy: 1997



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    Farmsen trotting course

    Farmsen_18far52522159 Hamburg-Farmsen: former harness racing track, water concept; example of how much ecology urban planning can demand; individual entrances in multi-storey residential buildings



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    Eco-settlement Allermöhe

    0121035 Hamburg-Allermöhe: 36 completed units in semi-detached and terraced houses, one of the older ecological housing estates in Germany; largely built from 1985-96, the last house was built in 2003. Compost toilets, reed sewage treatment plant, biological building materials. "Interessengemeinschaft Ökologisches Bauen Allermöhe", planning/construction management: J. Lupp architect; Vollbracht und Bäumer architects; T. Keidel, M. Uhlenhaut, Hamburg; Cordes, Rotenburg/ Wümme. Awards Timber Construction Prize Northern Germany 1988.



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    Housing project "Dragon building

    20099 HamburgDrachenbau St. Georg Wohngenossenschaft eG, in 4 buildings 28 residential units + 1 commercial unit, approx. 66 residents, first occupancy: 1988



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    Hamburg Hafenstrasse

    20359 Hamburg: Renovation of old buildings and ecological everyday design in one of the most famous formerly occupied houses in Europe.



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