Variowohnen residential complex

Student accommodation in timber hybrid construction

Location:

Bochum

Building owner:

Akademisches Förderungswerk, Anstalt des öffentlichen Rechts, Bochum, Germany

Architecture:

ACMS Architekten GmbH, Wuppertal, Germany

Dimensions:

5,500 m² of wall elements in prefabricated timber frame construction

The dormitory was developed as part of the “Variowohnen” funding programme of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety as part of the Zukunft Bau (Future Build) research initiative, which aims to create affordable housing for students, trainees, senior citizens and refugees

The floor plans are designed to be neutral and variable in terms of their use over the lifetime of the houses, meaning that today’s student residence could become a home for senior citizens in 30 years’ time

The residential building has received sustainability certification: the DGNB (German Sustainable Building Council) awarded it a “gold” overall rating and, with a rating of over 95% in terms of ecology, granted it its highest “platinum” rating. Other awards and nominations for this project include the BDA Bochum 2020 Good Buildings Award; the Green Solutions Awards Germany 2021, winner in the “Sustainability” category; BDA Architecture Award North Rhine-Westphalia 2021 (nominated); Brillux Design Award 2021 (nominated); and the International Green Solutions Awards 2020-21 (nominated in the “Sustainable Construction Grand Prize” category).

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