22175 Hamburg-Bramfeld: Braamwisch eG, 42 dwelling units, occupancy: 1997
| New construction, renovation | New construction; 5 rows of terraced houses and 2 semi-detached houses |
| Location (project) | within a district, former state estate |
| Urban planning | four-sided courtyard, on three sides rows of terraced houses, in the north two semi-detached houses; large green inner courtyard |
| Note | Belongs to the solar settlement Hamburg-Braamfeld (with a total of 124 residential units). In addition to the connection to the solar local heat supply, a number of other ecological standards have been implemented in these 40 residential units. |
| Ecology | |
| Waste/water | Connection to an own grey water purification plant (constructed wetland), rainwater utilisation |
| Waste | 2 variants of composting toilets (Clivus multrum and Biolett) |
| Energy | Low-energy houses with controlled ventilation (partly with heat recovery), solar local heating with seasonal storage |
| Building Biology | Use of building biology materials |
| Traffic | CarSharing |
| Free space | Front garden small front gardens Garden private, single (to the courtyard side or to the outside) Children's playground in the courtyard; enclosure with gabions (rating: in our opinion unsuitable for children's playground because of the wire baskets with danger spots) Parking spaces Collective parking space on access road from the northeast Road footpaths paved in settlement interior |
| Climate | |
| Eco-technology | ecol. type house by architect G. zur Nieden |
| Economics
Details: Hamburger Wochenblatt 4.1.2017 |
Total 42 households
For years no fees because the settlement was self-sufficient with composting toilets and with a 276 sqm small sewage treatment plant overgrown with reeds, i.e. without a sewer connection. In the meantime, 36 families have done away with their composting toilets. Therefore, the sewer connection for the black water became necessary and the wastewater fee was adjusted accordingly: Sewage charge per year for all 36 households sharing a sewer connection, with flush toilet: |
| Sociocultural: | Community House |
| Contact | Association of Ecological Settlement Braamwisch e.V., Bramfelder Chaussee 265, 22177 Hamburg |
| Architect: Günter zur Nieden, Lübeck Supervisor: BDS Baubetreeuungsgesellschaft mbh Hamburg |
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| Links | oekologische-siedlung-braamwisch.de www.nationale-stadtentwicklungspolitik.de/...Braamwisch.htmlBackground information and practical experience from the Braamwisch eco-settlement is provided in the German/English brochure "Sustainable Living": ANU (2007):10 years of sustainable living in the eco-settlement Braamwisch_(pdf 3MB) |
| Sources | (With kind permission): Hartl, Johann/Lee, Eun-Heui: Ökosiedlungen in Deutschland. A Guide to Realized, Ecologically-Oriented Housing Estates in Germany 1980- 2002. Berlin/Seoul, 2003.
Housing Association Information 3/96, 24-25 |
Last Updated: January 15, 2021
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