HOFGÄRTEN
Project | Hofgärten am Seerhein | |
Client | BHS – Städtebau Bodensee/Hegau GmbH, Konstanz WOBAK Städtische Wohnungsbaugesellschaft mbH, Konstanz |
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Location | Konstanz, Germany | |
Planning period | 2003 - 2006 | |
Service | Planning and construction supervising (Lph. 1-6/8) | |
Partner | Klaus Theo Brenner – Stadtarchitektur, Berlin | |
Cost | 850 000 Euro | |
Area | 2 200 sqm | |
Awards | 1st prize, 2003 | |
Photography credit | Jörg Michel, Rene Wildgruber |
In this contemporary residential area in the city of Konstanz, the archetypical courtyard garden is updated and modernized to complement sight lines to the Rhine River as it flows into Lake Constance. The interplay between architectural form and planting areas creates a harmonious meander along the Rhine. Views to the river are created by using ha-ha walls, a landscape element that dates back to 17th and 18th century garden art. These modern ha-has are created with 2.8 meter tall courtyard terraces, subtly conveying the separation between private and public areas. The garden courtyards, located above the underground garage, were designed and implemented as an intensive multi-level green roof.
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