59077 Hamm: In the immediate vicinity of a central service area in the Pelkum district of Hammer, around 130 residential units have been built in ecological and at the same time cost-effective timber construction. To date, it is the largest timber housing estate in NRW. Completion: 1998
| Address | Heinrichstraße |
| Size | 130 CU |
| Completion | 1998 |
| Project | New construction of rental and owner-occupied apartments in three-storey low-energy houses and privately financed terraced houses |
| Special features | The "Heinrichstraße" residential park is the largest timber housing estate in Germany. The type and size of the project were unique at the time. Until then, only two-storey wooden houses were permitted and customary in Germany. The Heinrichstraße residential park thus became a showpiece project beyond the city and national borders. |
| Energy | Low-energy construction, solar panels on the terraced houses |
| Building materials / Building Biology |
Cost-effective, ecological timber frame construction Preference for ecological building materials Construction costs 998 Euro/m² |
| Water | Reactivation of the still waters at the site |
| Free space | - Spacious, naturally designed green areas between the houses - Preservation of old trees - Planting of an orchard on the edge of the settlement - facade greening - Greening of parking spaces and rubbish bins |
| Promotion | NRW model project "Ecological City of the Future |
| Stakeholders | A timber construction company based in the Öko-Zentrum NRW industrial park in Hamm, which specialised in the construction of timber frame buildings, but which no longer exists. |
| Sources | Brochure "Ecological City of the Future - Final Report 2003 on the Model Project of the State Government". City of Hamm (2003): Ecological model city Hamm 1992 - 2002. |
| Link |
Project description in the HolzWohnBau study (2022): https://hwb24.eu/projekt/wohnpark-heinrichstrasse-in-hamm/ |
Last updated: 15 April 2023
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D - 13127 Berlin-Pankow: On a 23,000 sqm plot in Pankow-Französisch Buchholz, a housing estate with 84 residential units with a total living space of approx. 12,000 sqm plus a community house will be built. Predominantly renewable and healthy building materials such as wood and cellulose with positive CO2-balance sheet. In the centre of the settlement there is an orchard with a community house. The heat and electricity generation in the settlement is fossil-free. Start of construction/completion (planned): 2022/2024
