SCHÖNHOF VIERTEL BOCKENHEIM

New construction of a mixed-use building complex

The new centre of the Schönhof district will be created by two mixed-use building complexes with a central square in between. Housing, education, commerce and a sports hall are organised in two ‘city blocks’ and form the new centre of the district.

The block as a historically established polyfunctional urban figure forms the basic framework for a hybrid building utilisation.

The staggered height development responds to the planned surrounding development, while the residential building with its different building depths additionally profiles and structures the urban buildings. The heterogeneous uses, residential, school, day care centre and retail can be seen in the building expression.

Building site B contains the local amenities of the new urban quarter on the ground floor: two supermarkets, several retail outlets and a restaurant facing the neighbourhood square. On the first floor, there are medical practices or offices as well as an indoor childcare centre. The remaining areas and all other upper floors are reserved exclusively for residential use. This urban mix of uses helps to reduce traffic in the neighbourhood to bicycles and pedestrians.