HOFGÄRTEN

Project		Hofgärten am Seerhein
Client		BHS – Städtebau Bodensee/Hegau GmbH, Konstanz WOBAK Städtische Wohnungsbaugesellschaft mbH, Konstanz
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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