Apartments for Refugees and the Homeless, Ostfildern
Refugees and the homeless are housed together in three timber frame buildings. The buildings are not temporary; they are designed to be usable for 40 years.
Winner of Berlin Award 2016 Heimat in der Fremde.
Status | Type of residents |
Number of residents | Modular units |
Construction costs (Euro/m²) | Building method |
Building (Detail) | Country |
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The new building, with 800 square meters GFA, was envisioned to meet all the demands of a modern residential apartment building—particularly when it comes to the energy-efficient building method, flexible apartment partitions, and modular construction.
(Excerpt from project description)
