“Residence with Service”, Essen-Werden, Germany
Competition: 1999 - 1st Prize
Construction period: 1999 - 2001
Design: Eckhard Gerber
Project director/Project manager: Mechthild Sternberg
Project team: Thomas Riffelmann, Georg Kolendowicz et al.
Client: GEWOBAU Wohnungsgenossenschaft Essen eG
Gross area: 6.100 m²
Volume: 19.700 m³
Both houses of the residence for elderly people are designed to be obstacle-free. They con-tinue on from the adjacent buildings along the streets and encircle a park-like green court-yard. Light-flooded access zones offer manifold opportunities for communication and create a pleasant ambience for a high quality sojourn.