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Gemeinde
Frankfurt, Germany
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Other Projects by Stefan Forster GmbH
Gemeinde
Frankfurt, Germany
Project Featured on Dec 15, 2014
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Type
YEAR
2012
SIZE
25,000 sqft - 100,000 sqft
BUDGET
$5M - 10M
The Western Harbor — located in the southwest, not far from Frankfurt’s city center and a ten-minute walk from the main train station — was until recently an unattractive “non-place”: a 13,000-square-foot area with an elongated offshore jetty, which lost its prominence and function as a trading center because the transportation of goods was shifted from water to rails and streets. The storage buildings — mostly inconsequential post-war architecture — are dilapidated and have been used as warehouses for carpet dealers and carriers and a concrete-mixing factory.
The conversion of this urban area began in 1993 under the auspices of “living and working by the river” to create a mixed-use area with offices and bars for over 2,000 residents. On one of the last free plots, a residential house with a congregation center was completed in 2012 and finally brought the conversion of the “Westhafen” to an end. The duality of uses is expressed via three completely different façades and avoids the classic appearance of a church. The structure appears from the street as an urban residential house, with the entrances to the 14 OAP-suitable apartments in the upper floors and an underground car park. The courtyard of the house opens with continuous loggias along the living rooms. Only the north façade, with its clinker-profiled entrance, resembles a church building. A multifunctional hall with a small, protected courtyard, and offices for the congregation on the second floor, offers a forum for the people of the new district. One- to three-room apartments are built barrier-free and rented, for the most part, to older citizens. The building was constructed using renewable materials, using high-quality construction materials and insulation, which go beyond beyond the requirements of the EnEV. Durable materials like the clinker and the windows’ eucalyptus wood is of high quality and lasts a long time.
The conversion of this urban area began in 1993 under the auspices of “living and working by the river” to create a mixed-use area with offices and bars for over 2,000 residents. On one of the last free plots, a residential house with a congregation center was completed in 2012 and finally brought the conversion of the “Westhafen” to an end. The duality of uses is expressed via three completely different façades and avoids the classic appearance of a church. The structure appears from the street as an urban residential house, with the entrances to the 14 OAP-suitable apartments in the upper floors and an underground car park. The courtyard of the house opens with continuous loggias along the living rooms. Only the north façade, with its clinker-profiled entrance, resembles a church building. A multifunctional hall with a small, protected courtyard, and offices for the congregation on the second floor, offers a forum for the people of the new district. One- to three-room apartments are built barrier-free and rented, for the most part, to older citizens. The building was constructed using renewable materials, using high-quality construction materials and insulation, which go beyond beyond the requirements of the EnEV. Durable materials like the clinker and the windows’ eucalyptus wood is of high quality and lasts a long time.
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