urban
plan / housing typologies
client: Stadt Ostfildern
project team: Jörn Schiemann, Otto Weyers, Kristine
Skujina-Meijina
photography: schiemann weyers
landscape advice: Chris Jones (KuiperCompagnons), Irma Gross
status: competition entry (2016)
The particular features of the site and the transition towards the
open, protected landscape have been taken as a starting point. Aim
is to achieve a living quality, based on the interrelation between
housing and nature. The inhabitants are invited to take part in this
process and to participate in the configuration of collective-private
space. The living environment is basically car-free, the access routes
are designated as shared space areas, stimulating social interaction.
The matrix of housing typologies is based on a modular structure and
provides a high degree of programmatic flexibility and - simultaneously
- sustainability. The differentiation of apartments / single-family
houses is interchangeable within this building system.