HAN – Residential Quarter Bothfelder Kirchweg | AllesWirdGut Architektur ZT GmbH

The Bothfelder Kirchweg residential quarter combines the social fabric of a village community
with the qualities of a naturally grown open space. Grouped around a public circulation area—
the common—are five yards which, as semi-public areas, provide a transition zone to the
private gardens on the fringe of the estate. The situation of the built volumes secures the
preservation of the existing tree population, which are a defining identification factor for the
entire quarter. The typology of the traditional yard also extends to the projected residential
buildings, which, as pairs of two, are arranged into connected L-shaped structures that
accommodate up to nine residential units. A semi-public yard provides the center of each Lunit,
with private gardens and a connecting covered passageway adding to the offering of
outdoor spaces.
The barrier-free layout of the ground floor is informed by the idea of an intergenerational
neighborhood. Compact family and senior-citizen apartments are complemented and
expanded with multifunctional units for collective use: laundry rooms, playrooms, workshops,
guest rooms or residential microunits extend private living space into a community zone. In
addition, unheated garrets are available for use as generous storage space. In this view, the
residential quarter Bothfelder Kirchweg presents itself as an estate of small-scale urban yards,
upgraded by a green village common as a central idyll and place of social encounter.

Planning: AllesWirdGut + laser architekten