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Eble Messerschmidt Partner

Eble Messerschmidt Architects and Urban Planners PartGmbH
Joachim Eble (born 1944) has been running his planning office as an architect and urban planner in Tübingen since 1981. He is regarded as a pioneer of ecological and building-biological housing and housing development. With the Schafbrühl-Siedlung in Tübingen, together with fellow architects Sambeth Oed Häfele, he realised the first large ecological settlement in Europe, which was completed in 1984. In the meantime, the planning office realizes sustainable quarters, settlements and buildings worldwide. Rolf Messerschmidt (born 1968) has been office manager of Joachim Eble Architektur since 2001. Since April 2017, Rolf Messerschmidt has been a partner and co-owner of the office.
Contact: http://eble-architektur.de

Awards
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2016: 1st prize residential area "Am Gierenbach": www.competitionline.com/de/beitraege/123920
2013: 2nd prize renewal settlement Westend (Berlin): www.competitionline.com/de/beitraege/81991
2005: 1st prize Gartenstadt am Freerbruchbach: www.competitionline.com/de/beitraege/7417
1997: Second prize in the competition "The German's dream house" of the magazine STERN and the building society Schwäbisch Hall
1995: European prize for ecological commercial construction Federal Minister of Building Töpfer
1991: Baumeister Prize for Humane Building Building and Living
1990: Hugo-Häring-Prize Schafbrühl

Links to urban planning Contests
www.competitionline.com/de/bueros/75824/wettbewerbe
www.competitionline.com/de/bueros/10549/wettbewerbe


The projects are displayed in descending order by completion date in the standard view.
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Number of projects displayed: 27

    icec - International Campus-Eco-City Wünsdorf

    D - 15806 Wünsdorf: Concept of an ecological model and future city for the 21st century. Since 2017, a team of pioneers of ecological urban planning around Prof. Dr. Ekhart Hahn has been developing a new Campus Eco-City to be built at the Wünsdorf site near Zossen (approx. 40 km from Berlin). The former "forbidden" town of Wünsdorf with a total area of 600 ha offers ideal conditions for the realisation of this vision, which is to be realised on approx. 100 ha. Completion: ~2030



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    we-house.life Baakenhafen Quarter (Hamburg)

    Photos: Eble Messerschmidt PartnerD - 20457 Hamburg Baakenhafen: das achtgeschossige Stadthaus in der Hamburger Hafencity wird mit 52 Wohnungen als ökologisch-sozialer Gesamtorganismus für ca. 180 Bewohner realisiert. Die konsequente ökologische Ausrichtung des Gebäudekonzepts sorgt für einen niedrigen ökologischen Fußabdruck über den gesamten Lebenszyklus: Massivholzbauweise (Brettstapel), Solarstromanlagen an Fassade und auf dem Dach, Wasser- und Biomassekreislaufsysteme mit Grauwasserrecycling und Terra-Preta-Produktion, intensive Fassadenbegrünung und das Gewächshaus zum Gemüseanbau auf dem Dach. Der Entwurf wurde im we-house Realisierungswettbewerb Baakenhafen mit dem ersten Preis ausgezeichnet. Fertigstellung: 2025/2026



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    Trier Castelnau

    trier_castelnauii_position_plan54294 Trier-Feyen: Residential estate on a slope with approx. 24 plots. Urban design concept by Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl and Joachim Eble Architektur as basis. Start of construction: 2017, completion: 2020



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    Green living on the Baldenau

    76437 Rastatt: six urban villas with 82 apartments and a commercial unit that can also be used as a home office. Total area of 52,000 m². Rainwater concept, green roofs, CHP connection, KfW 70 standard, healthy building materials. Completion: 2019



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    eQ Ecoquartier Pfaffenhofen

    85276 Pfaffenhofen: On over 91,000 m2 approx. 250 residential units and commercial areas are being built. Condominiums, semi-detached and terraced houses, as well as single-family houses were built. Slightly more than 50 residential units and the daycare center were built in timber construction. There was also the possibility of acquiring plots of land and building on them yourself. Completion: 2017



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    Tübingen building group "Dreiklang

    Triad southwest view72074 Tübingen-Lustnau: Naturally ventilated KfW Efficiency House 55 in timber construction in the new Old Weaving Mill" Quarter, Tübingen. 9 apartments and 1 commercial unit on the ground floor. Architecture: Joachim Eble Architektur. Local heat supply from biogas plant. Completion: 2014



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    Arcadia Winnenden

    Photo: JEA, Tübingen71364 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



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    Permaculture settlement "EVA Lanxmeer" in Culemborg

    NL - Culemborg: With 240 houses, it is the largest permaculture settlement in Europe and worldwide. It was built with the aim of living there in the most environmentally friendly and self-managed way possible. The founder Marleen Kaptein was convinced from the beginning that people should have the opportunity to shape their environment and take responsibility. Completion: 2009



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    Arcadia Asperg

    Arcadia-aspern71679 Asperg 84 units, total area 1.4 ha, Joachim Eble architecture. Strenger Real Estate. Completion: 2002



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    Garden City Bornstedter Feld

    14467 Potsdam: 19 terraced houses on the edge of the BUGA site, completion: 2001. Ecological board stack solid timber house, life cycle assessment study. Architect's office Brenne-Eble, Berlin. Client: GSW, Berlin



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    Thomas-Müntzer-Siedlung

    04249 Leipzig-Knauthain: 665 WE, urban planning: Joachim Eble Architektur, decentralized settlement units; solar orientation (90% of the WE are SSW or SSO oriented) and integrated into the open space concept of so-called landscape chambers; resource-saving use of building land with minimized development effort in the area of residential development; ecological land use with high nature and open space quality on the compensation areas close to the settlement.



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    Expo settlement "Sonnenfeld

    89073 Ulm: Passive house development with various developers and architects, including Joachim Eble, LEG, Siedlungswerk Stuttgart, 110 units, row and double passive house types with primary energy values between 60 and 110 kWh (per sqm and year). Completion: 2000



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    Block 9

    72072 Tübingen-French Quarter: Residential and commercial space: 3,186 m². 34 residential units in two to three-storey maisonettes and 6 commercial units. Joachim Eble architecture. Arcade access to the upper apartments. Apartment partition ceilings in board-stack concrete composite construction; toxically harmless building materials. Water play area in the residential courtyard. Total construction costs (gross): 4,650,000 euros, land costs: 550,000 euros. No basement. Completion date: 2000



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    Ecological housing estate in Amersfoort Nieuwland

    NL - Amersfoort: 90 residential units as semi-detached and terraced houses. System construction with prefabricated elements. Use of ecological materials at low cost. Planning: Joachim Eble Architektur, Tübingen, project developer: Baufonds Woningbouw. Completion: 2000



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    Housing estate Ökozentrum Rommelmühle

    a4774321 Bietigheim-BissingenHousing estate near the Rommelmühle eco-centre. Planning by Joachim Eble Architecture. On the area next to the Rommelmühle 17 apartments of different sizes were built in 10 buildings. The buildings are characterised by the use of healthy building materials and a minimised heating energy requirement. Completion: 1999



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    Heinrich Böll Estate

    heinrich-boell-siedlung-0613156 Berlin-Pankow: Consortium Winfried Brenne Architekten / Joachim Eble Architektur, 226 units, largest roof-integrated solar power system on residential buildings in Europe; research study on the costs of ecological building materials (comparison with Berlin reference house). Reference: 1999



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    Board stack concrete composite model house Rieselfeld

    eble_passive_house_frbg_south_facade 79111 Freiburg-Rieselfeld (project no. 3): 24 dwelling units, board stack concrete composite system pilot project; Ing. Julius Natterer (Lausanne), Joachim Eble Architektur (Tübingen), social housing, completion: 1999



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    Gewerbehof "Prisma" Nuremberg

    2-wintergarden-inside-290443 Nuremberg: Planning: Joachim Eble Architecture. Developer: Karlsruher Lebensversicherung AG. Exceptional colour design. "Urban oasis" in an intensively urbanized and sealed urban district. Natural air conditioning with water concept (Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl). Offices and commercial on the lower floors. One storey residential building and maisonette apartments on the ground floor with a total of 61 units. Partly in board stack construction, high building biology standard. Completion: 1997



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    Garden city "Seseke Aue

    kamen_sesekeaue_garden_town59192 Kamen: Joachim Eble architecture; 1995/96, 280 dwelling units, water design Ramboll Studio Dreiseitl. a project of the IBA Emscher Park



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    Biosolar residential complex Ravensburg-Eichwiesen

    e388212 Ravensburg: Building biology terraced housing estate, 29 units, completion: 1993, architecture: Joachim Eble, client: Siedlungswerk Gemeinnützige Gesellschaft für Wohnungs- und Städtebau, Stuttgart. Solar-assisted local heating supply and first collective collector system (115 m² as a pilot project in Baden-Württemberg) generate 50 % of hot water with 5 m³ short-term heat storage. Price reduction of 50% compared to individual systems on each house.



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    Industrial yard "Arche

    1 General view60486 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).



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    Biosolar residential complex Zuffenhausen

    70_Zuff70435 Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen: Biosolar residential complex "Am Stadtpark", 73 units, organic residential courtyard concept; Joachim Eble Architektur, completion: 1991



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    Building Biology Settlement "Schafbrühl

    372074 Tübingen: with 111 apartments, it is the first large ecological settlement in Germany, GFZ 0.9, open space design according to H. Kügelhaus, building biology, wooden ceilings, natural food shop, naturopathy practice, social housing, planning team: Eble, Sambeth, Oed, Häfele, the first large ecological settlement in Europe. Since 2018, the pioneer settlement is a listed building. Completion: 1985



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    Biosolar terraced house group "Ziegelgrund

    72_2_seriesh72076 Tübingen: Architecture: Eble + Sambeth (Tübingen)



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    Zero emission housing estate "Karower Damm

    Photo: Joachim Eble Architecture (Tübingen)13125 Berlin-Karow: "Karower Damm" zero emission housing estate, planning: Joachim Eble Architektur (not implemented)



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    Model settlement for ecological construction

    53_Bonn_Tannenbusch_jpg53119 Bonn-Tannenbusch: Model settlement for ecological building and regenerative energies; planning: Joachim Eble Architektur, developer: ArchyNova, 90 units, cost-effective. The planning was not realized.



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    Mannheim-Wallstadt-North

    68259 Mannheim-Wallstadt-North: 26 hectares, 850 residential units. The primary goal was to create a settlement area that fulfils the elementary human desire for a stylish, natural living culture. This goal is achieved through an environmental concept that includes, for example, green spaces, wetland biotopes and ponds.



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