It was important for me not to change the appearance of the neighborhood, but to strengthen the structures. Through the torn building structure and the non-contiguous buildings on the property no unity and no link was more visible.
is directly adjacent the building marked by the historical building, the repetitive block structure and thus formed units. This led to the idea to split the area to be planned in individual blocks.
BLOCK THE BLOCK
emerge separate flats, which are always oriented to the common courtyard. Two types of blocks are distinguished: the building structure adjacent to the existing and those that are made from scratch. The various blocks are to be adapted to different types of housing: as row houses, apartments and even as as individual dwellings.
Furthermore, the barracks should regain its importance by their square gets its function for each block.
who live in Luxembourg would like to know about the problem of finding an affordable apartment. Since the demand is much higher than supply, the land prices are therefore extremely high. The high price of land are committed to sustainable with the remaining available land deal. Therefore, it is the goal, with new forms of housing high quality of life of a broad segment of the population to be made available.
Since Merl shows us as a rural structure, it is our goal that our design in this fragmented environment fits. Along the highway results in two long buildings, stretching down the banked ramparts. The closer we come to the site, the more will dissolve in the development of individual, small body.
are two residential units assigned to one or two green spaces that serve as unheated buffer zone. They can be opened to the outside to ventilate to. The living areas are interlinked, there are single storey dwellings and two-storey flats for small families.