Bamberg „Ochsenanger“

Context

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In Bamberg (pop. 82,000), the EU open competition “The affordable house to own – low-priced, social, ecological, car-free” was held in 1997 for a piece of wasteland right next to the bank of the Regnitz. This was intended to provide suggestions on the sensible urbanisation of owned homes. The plot of land offered an ideal prerequisite for this, in its location within a grown neighbourhood with available social and technical infrastructure. The first prize winner developed Bamberg’s first wooden construction settlement with funding from Stadtbau GmbH Bamberg.

Project description

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The project was finished in summer 2000 on a plot of inner city land. The site consists of 28 semi-detached and three-part houses of different sizes (73/100/119m²). The buildings are connected via short pathways to an adjacent meadow which widens up into a neighbourhood square. The compact geometry of the residential houses is based on an intelligent land plot outline layout. At the entrance to the site, there is a tower-like community house.

The settlement is completely free of cars. Residents’ and visitors’ cars can be parked in outside car parks. Bicycle shelters, a car sharing office and the connection to public transport support the transport concept.

Project chronology

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Aims

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• Car-free, inner city settlement
• Space saving, urbanised living
• Low-priced (< 1000 euro/m²), environmentally friendly building

Types of measures

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• Economical and ecological building geometry
• Central house equipment (gas calorific value boiler and block-type thermal power station)
• Rising heat insulation timber panel construction (25-32% more than required by the heat protection act)
• Roof vegetation
• Community house (with assembly room)
• Community guest rooms
• Car sharing office
• Bicycle shelters and workshop

Innovations

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With this neighbourhood, economical, ecological and social requirements on sustainable building and living are respected.

The car-free concept on this site is effective, since it is combined with a targeted promotion of other transport means (walking, cycling, bus, car sharing).

The efficient and space-saving community facilities for house equipment contribute to cost reduction. It was possible to achieve very private places to live, despite the extreme density and low-cost wood panel construction, thanks to an intelligent land plot outline layout.

Sources

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• Bauwelt 34/01 p32-37 (Project presentation, site plan and photos)
• Süddeutsche Zeitung from 12.4.2002, Chr. Galau "Autofreies Wohnen" (“Car-free Living”)

Further information

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• http://www.stadt.bamberg.de/
• http://www.stadt.bamberg.de/showobject.phtml?La=1&object=tx|332.1226&NavID=332.368.1

The projekt site ist to be found at postal code: 96049 - town: Bamberg - street: Ochsenanger.

Protagonists

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• Melchior Eckey Rommel, Stuttgart (Architects), Project Management: Marcus Rommel, Tel. 0711/2362809, eMail: mail@marcus-rommel-architekten.de
• Various private building families