Architects:Peter Ruge Architekten

Area :4313 m²

Year :2021

Photographs :Janina Heppner, Dietmar Gust, Matthias Matschewski

Lead Architects :Prof. Peter Ruge, Matthias Matschewski, Kayoko Uchiyama

Structural Engineer :Ingenieurbüro Marzahn & Rentzsch, Berlin

MEP :Planungsbüro Dernbach GmbH, Berlin

Energy Consultant :CAALA GmbH, Munich

Fire Protection : IABU - Prenzel & Partner GmbH, Berlin

City : Berlin

Country : Germany

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Building industries are presently responsible for 30% of the carbon emission – we have started to change the way we built. With a combination of deeply scrutinised and sharply evaluated sustainable design ideas, a compound of newly built mixed-use rental apartments in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen was constructed. It has been proven as a climate-positive pioneer - consuming more carbon dioxide than producing in its life span and being self-sufficient without fossil energy sources.

As developed in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals, the apartment is designed with respect to the local identity, which corresponds to the design typology in the existing residential neighbourhood. Towards the beginning of the project, the building challenge was: Is it possible to construct an inclusive residential building that is compact, climate-positive, and sustainable?