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The former school and sports grounds are embedded between an industrial estate and private properties and are almost hermetically enclosed on three sides. All possible existing connection points are activated by the surrounding green loop and enable a necessary minimum of circulation. The rear location is broken up at the open southern entrance with the multi-generation park. Here the paths meet exactly at the old school building, which forms the centre of the neighbourhood as a source of identity. The old school building is of great architectural value and is very much appreciated by the local inhabitants. The conversion into a community centre can therefore be easily approved.

The new quarter offers a wide range of housing for all stages of life, a mixture of different typologies from more urban situations (rows and small town villas), terraced houses to courtyards with partly spacious gardens. Many apartment buildings have the privilege of direct access to the park.

Competition

Program: community centre with surrounding neighbourhood  4.6 ha

Location: Reckenfeld, Greven (GER)

Year: 2019

Client: City of Greven,

Team: Therese Granberg, Anna Beckmann, Daniel Heuermann

The former schoolyard of the Barbara-Gerretz-School becomes the new central square at the intersection of two pedestrian main roads. From here it is possible to quickly reach neighbouring areas in all four directions: the town centre and church in the south, schools and kindergartens in the west, city park and railway station in the east and neighbouring residential areas in the north.

As a result of the planning, larger contiguous building plots, situated on the northern edge of the area, can be developed efficiently. The urban villas react to the irregular layout of the plot and the demarcation of the different development stages. They enable a diversity of ground plan solutions. The buildings can be constructed step by step according to the different phases of the project.

Masterplan Conversion, Competition, 1st price

Program: 120 apartments, 3,4 ha

Location: Meerbusch-Osterath, GER

Year: 2016 – 2018

Client: Stadt Meerbusch

Team: Therese Granberg, Joachim Schultz-Granberg, Martin Dennemark, Daniel Heuermann

Partner: bbz landschaftsarchitekten berlin

From this perspective, the Dome Square functions as a place with infrastructural capacities for all types of traffic. It’s a place for orientation, a car park with a direct connection to the centre, sometimes it hosts events, and at the same time it’s used as meeting point or waiting area for a taxi. All in all, it is a flexible “all-rounder” that meets the needs of residents and visitors alike.

A narrow stone-set paving in different shades of grey and different level of roughness divides walkways, parking lots and other type of uses into different zones. In the central area, an unsealed tree island allows passers-by to take a rest in a pleasant and shady place. Seating options with integrated equipment (e.g. WLAN, bicycle pump and electric charging stations for pedelecs and cars) invite to linger.

Public space design

Program: Redesign of the Dome Square as a flexibly usable place, 7000 sqm

Location: Vreden, DE

Year: 2017 – 2019

Client: City of Vreden

Team: Joachim Schultz-Granberg, Therese Granberg, Tobias Birkefeld, Daniel Heuermann

Providing adequate and affordable living space for all is a core social obligation. The cost of housing is rising faster than income, and not only in sought-after locations. Parts of the population are displaced. Affordable housing is often equated with cheap construction and clichés such as small windows, poor materials or monotonous multi-storey apartment blocks.

The book addresses the question of how strategies for affordable housing can also drive innovation. New processes of planning and designing, new models for living and working together, unusual spatial strategies, more needs-oriented and flexible floor plans all have potential. The book features, among other things, the winners of the Hans Sauer Prize 2016, whose ground-breaking projects showcase significant social innovations, above all in the context of new client constellations.

Klaus Dömer, Hans Drexler, Joachim Schultz-Granberg: Bezahlbar. Gut. Wohnen.  Strategien für erschwinglichen Wohnraum, Jovis, Berlin 1st ed. 2016, 3rd ed. March 2022 >>

At the heart of the book is the systematic analysis of 17 trailblazing built projects, mainly located in Central Europe. The analysis of the projects follows an inductive approach, based on the evaluation of living qualities in relation to cost parameters, in a specially developed cost-benefit analysis. The criterion of affordability results from the comparison of the highly fluctuating actual purchase price or rental cost of the project described in relation to the local average values drawn from statistical data. The deviation from the average provides a relative and comparable indication of affordability.

This book pursues a holistic approach that takes quantities and qualities into account and presents the issue of housing as a social phenomenon in terms of cause and effect. The best-practice catalogue is expandable and offers transferable ideas for affordable housing. The examples given constitute a representative selection of cost-reducing strategies. The projects under consideration can be divided into six groups based on their characteristics: active housing models, housing as social catalyst, basic construction with do-it-yourself options, compact housing models, efficient structures, qualified large housing estates.

List of Projects

• Wohnprojekt Wien – Einszueins architektur
• Kalkbreite – Müller Sigrist Architekten AG
• Spreefeld – dZa, carpaneto, fatkoehl, BARarchitekten
• Streitfeld – Holzfurtner und Bahner Architekten
• VinziRast – mittendrin – Gaupenraup +/- Architekten
• Hotel MagDas – AllesWirdGut ZT GmbH
• Ausbauhaus – Praeger Richter Architekten
• Grundbau & Siedler – BeL Associates
• Balance Uster – Haerle Hubacher
• Schwarzer Laubfrosch – Splitterwerk
• Urban Tulou – Urbanus
• My Micro NY – nARCHITECTS
• Moerwijk – Atelier Kempe Thill
• Mulhouse – Lacaton & Vassal Architects
• Eurogate – Dietmar Feichtinger Architekten
• Transformation 530 Wohneinheiten – Lacaton & Vassal, Druot, Hutin
• Vorgartenstraße – BKK-3 Architektur ZT GmbH

The plot has a lush public green area that covers approx. 25% of the land. It consists of two different typologies of open space: The protected area, minimally accessed by open-pored paths, and kept in as close a state to nature as possible. Only two listed buildings and some playgrounds are located here. Outside the protected biotope a wide boulevard along the edge of the forest offers space for public use.

The urban design subdivides the building masses into individual building plots, creating different neighbourhoods. Each neighbourhood has its own character and consists of a linear block, a tower and a city villa, offering different residential typologies.

The deliberately chosen “hybrid typology” charmingly combines the advantages of urban inner-city blocks and open linear and solitary buildings. Semi-private, sunny and ventilated courtyards, which offer protection against noise from the adjacent streets, are created.

Urban planning realisation competition

Program: Car-free living and subsequent residential uses, 10 Ha

Location: Berlin-Spandau, GER

Year: 2018

Client: GEWOBAG

Team: Therese Granberg, Joachim Schultz-Granberg, Tobias Birkefeld, Daniel Heuermann

Partners: Ludloff Ludloff, Herrburg Landschaftsarchitekten, EIBS GmbH Verkehrsplanung

The contents are mounted, backlit and displayed as large-format plans on the ‘Affordable Box’ developed by Johannes Schilling. The boxes are a simple and efficient construction made of corrugated cardboard with integrated lights and measure 180x85x35 cm.

The travelling exhibition touring Germany is accompanied by theme-related symposia with lectures and discussions. In addition to the theoretical background, the exhibition showcases examples of successful projects. Such examples are intended to provide concrete illustration of the problems, potential and interdependencies that different approaches entail and how they impact everyday living. The starting point for the project is the analysis of a number of outstanding examples of recent building history with practical hints and suggestions for new project planning taken from the book Bezahlbar. Gut. Wohnen.

Concept and Curation: Klaus Dömer, Joachim Schultz-Granberg

Sponsor: AIT ArchitekturSalon Hamburg, Director: Kristina Bacht, Coordinator: Myriam Fischer

Conception of exhibition boxes: Johannes Schilling

Layout: David Peralta

Contents: Klaus Dömer, Hans Drexler, Joachim Schultz-Granberg

Idea, plan, reality. The aim of this handbook is to ensure the quality of the guiding principles of urban development that are represented in the master plan and about to be implemented. The rules developed show a series of principles that serve the common good within the new quarter, the community in the courtyards, around issues of sustainability and functionality as well as technical features.

The design guidelines developed are a collection of principles that are addressed to all those involved in the further implementation process. These guidelines enable the evaluation of concrete building projects, are the basis for the awarding of competitions and multiple commissions, assist with the selection of winning concepts and, finally, represent an offering to all those involved in the subsequent realisation process. One can take the ideas on board and implement them, while at the same time remaining open to individual solutions. To use the words of Luigi Snozzi: “Any of the rules can be broken if the project is better than the rule”.

Design manual

Location: Münster, DE

Year: 2017

Client: City of Münster

Team: Joachim Schultz-Granberg, Therese Granberg, Max Rudolph, Martin Dennemark

Partner: bbz landschaftsarchitekten berlin

The southeast inner city of Vreden is part of the urban texture whose character is quieter and more anonymous than that of the central market square. Gaps between buildings, inconspicuous or missing addresses, unused corners and public space in need of regeneration allow for an upgrade through selective interventions. A catalogue of combinable measures provides for improvements in the following areas: structural additions, restructuring of both moving and stationary traffic, activation of space and organisation of remaining areas and underused locations.

The Dome Square plays a key role as a central public space in the southeast inner city. It is easily reached and offers at the same time access to the central market square and to the city’s sights located there. A public structure with a roof marks the Dome Square as a point of articulation and orientation and offers space for the integration of mobility functions.

Public Space Design

Program: Development of mission statement, typologies and design ideas, 5 ha

Location: Vreden, GER

Year: 2017

Client: City of Vreden

Team: Joachim Schultz-Granberg, Therese Granberg, Daniel Heuermann, Marlen Lulu Sartorius

The traditional Swedish West Coast architecture from the beginning of the 20th century is notable for its massive stone base. The architecture at this time was inspired by Art Nouveau and is characterised by a large mansard roof with a chimney at the top and the discreet but well-made wooden profiles of the façade.

The house was originally built for the extended family, a tradition that has been maintained to this day. The ground floor, with its thick stone walls made from boulder stone, offers space for a small joinery, a wood fired oven for baking, a laundry room and additional beds for guests. The massive wooden walls make the building very stable and wind resistant. In the ‘50s the house underwent a rough renovation and was, due to lack of money and expertise, robbed of many of its original exterior and interior details.

Due to the poor condition, the entire façade, roof and large parts of the interior had to be changed. Original details have been restored and traditional materials have been used when possible. The result combines the spirit of century-old architecture with modern standards and contemporary needs.

Renovation and reconstruction

Location: Hönö, SE

Year: 2016 – 2017

Client: privat

Team: Therese Granberg, Joachim Schultz-Granberg

The house is situated in Caputh, not far from the city of Potsdam, in the middle of the Brandenburg Lake District, which is formed by the Havel River. From an elevated position on the northern slope, an extensive panorama of the Havel Lake opens up. The shape and orientation of the house allow views of the lake landscape from the rooms on the upper floor and from the adjoining terrace. The staggered cubic structures form protected and open areas on the inside and outside, generating versatile references to the garden and the adjoining nature reserve.

Location: Caputh, GER/rot]

Client: privat

Team: Therese Granberg, Joachim Schultz-Granberg

Partners: häfner jiménez betcke jarosch landschaft, Ehrlich+Friedrich (LPH 05-08)