59075 Hamm: In the ecological building area "Hoher Weg" in Hamm-Heessen, 120 residential units were built in the 90s on an area of approx. 3 ha. To date (as of 10/2019), it is the second largest timber housing estate in NRW. Together with the wooden housing estate "Heinrichstraße" in Hamm, these were the first larger housing estate projects in Hamm to be planned from the outset with primarily ecological aspects in mind and thus had a model function for the ecological orientation of future building areas in the urban area of Hamm.
Address | High way 101 |
Size | 120 WE, 3 ha |
Completion | ~ 1994 |
Project | New construction of 48 rental apartments within the framework of social housing and 72 privately financed single-family houses, living space 102 - 112 m². |
Special features | As one of the first eco-settlement projects in Hamm, a model for later construction areas in the city area |
Urban planning | Mainly space and energy saving terraced houses, some semi-detached houses. All ground floor apartments barrier-free with separate access. Plot sizes 375 - 400 m² |
Energy | Low-energy standard. Subsequent installation of a solar collector for water heating by the owners is prepared. |
Building materials / Building Biology |
By dispensing with a basement, timber frame construction with a high degree of prefabrication, optimised construction site organisation and quantity effect, comparatively low construction costs despite high ecological standards. Exterior walls with cellulose thermal insulation |
Mobility | Central car parking spaces on the edge of the estate |
Water | Rainwater infiltration on the site. Subsequent installation of a rainwater harvesting system by the owners is prepared. |
Free space | Some greened flat roofs The adjacent Ennigerbach was renaturalised in the course of the housing development. |
Development | Land-saving development |
Stakeholders | Developers: Ruhr-Lippe Wohnungsgesellschaft (rental apartments), Landesentwicklungsgesellschaft (single-family houses) |
Promotion | NRW model project "Ecological City of the Future |
Source | Brochure "Ecological City of the Future - Final Report 2003 on the Model Project of the State Government". |
Link |
Project description in the HolzWohnBau study (2022): https://hwb24.eu/projekt/oekosiedlung-hoher-weg-in-hamm/ |

Last updated: 15 April 2023
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All project/s of the planning office: ; City region: Hamm and surrounding area; Country: Germany; Characteristics: Eco-settlement; typology: Settlement; Thematic: Building Biology, Energy and climate protection, Wood construction, Construction, NaWaRohs, Solar architecture, _ Ecology