64289 Darmstadt-Kranichstein: Low-energy house district with partly more extensive ecological measures; various architects including Thomas Herzog. Completion: 1991
| Building type(s) | New housing estate |
| Ecology | |
| Waste/water | Rainwater harvesting |
| Energy | "Grass roof optimists": the low-energy houses are each supplied by a central heating system for 10 units. |
| Outdoor facilities | Grass roofs, native planting |
| Individual project descriptions in the construction area |
Passive house residential project "Wohnsinn eG http://sdg21.eu/db/wohnsinn-darmstadt 1. passive house (prototype) http://sdg21.eu/db/passivhaus-darmstadt-kranichstein |
| Sources | Fuchs, Dörte; Orth, Jutta (2002): Bauen in der Gruppe, Kostengünstig - innovativ - ökologisch. Pp.26-31 "Grass Roof Optimists" and Pp.32-35 "Glass House Neighborhoods" Pp.119 in: Ökologisch Bauen BUND 1993 |
| Links | Low-energy house district with the 1st German passive house
1st construction phase: construction area K 6.1 - Kranichstein South-West, site plan: www.darmstadt.de/... |
Last Updated: 22 December 2020
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All project/s of the planning office: Thomas Herzog; Urban region: Darmstadt and surrounding area; Country: Germany; Characteristics: 03 - 4 floors; typology: Settlement; Thematic: Green roofs, Wooden houses - a part of the settlement, Rainwater infiltration, Solar architecture, Free of parking spaces
