76149 Karlsruhe: Conversion of the former U.S. housing estate. 526 units of the total of 1,651 units of this existing housing estate were built as storeys in timber frame construction in the low-energy standard. The additional storeys in timber construction alone are the largest coherent timber housing estate in Europe in the last 40 years. Completion: 2000
71364 Winnenden: 129 residential units in multi-family houses, chain houses, terraced houses and single-family houses on a conversion site (approx. 3.4 ha) close to the city centre, a former industrial wasteland, the new ecologically sustainable quarter was created. The focal points of the concept are an economical development, a central lake also for rainwater retention, a detailed surface and green concept, as well as a Mediterranean colour concept. Completion: 2011
Sustainable settlements and neighbourhoods in Portugal
60486 Frankfurt-Westbahnhof: "Arche", architects: Eble + Sambeth (Tübingen); developer: Karlsruher Versicherungen AG, socio-cultural centre, initiative house, commercial courtyard, bistro full-value café, natural air-conditioning system (greened glass house with water features), day-care centre, rainwater treatment for toilet flushing, etc.; precursor project of the Prisma commercial yard in Nuremberg. Until the end of 2012, the entire building was supplied with waste heat from the taz printing plant (via a gas heat pump).
