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Video (2020) Federal Award for Environment & Building for the WIR quarter in Berlin

Justification
"The WIR neighbourhood in Berlin is not only characterised by its high energy efficiency (KfW 40 standard) and the use of wood as a renewable raw material for the building structure, but also by the collaborative planning process, which led to different housing concepts and the integration of different social communities. Common areas and community facilities such as a residents' workshop, swimming pool, neighbourhood square and daycare centre, facilitate a lively and diverse neighbourhood. This also includes a dementia residential community as well as sponsors for youth work and refugee groups. The five apartment buildings were built with a timber frame construction and the façade in timber panel construction. This created flexible floor plans that offer good conversion possibilities."

Further information
to the Federal Prize of the UBA: www.umweltbundesamt.de/bundespreis-umwelt-bauen-start
Project Info: http://sdg21.eu/db/quartier-wir
Projects of the office Deimel/Oelschläger Architekten: http://sdg21.eu/planungsbuero/deimel-oeschlaeger


Keywords: DE-News, Movies, Movies < 4 Min, Wood construction, Quarters, Contests & Prizes, Housing, Residential, Housing projects
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