Homeless shelter Liebrechtstraße, Germany by RKW Architecture +

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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Homeless shelter Liebrechtstraße, Germany by RKW Architecture +

September 27th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: RKW Architecture +

In Essen (Germany) the last two blocks of a homeless shelter were handed over to the users in 2018. The three clearly structured, parallel buildings characterised by exposed concrete and sky-blue glazed bricks are the result of an invitation to tender issued by the City of Essen. What was sought were new buildings for a homeless shelter for 119 people, as well as office space for 2 social workers and 2 housing administrators. RKW Architektur + won the public tender with its modular concept. Despite or precisely because of the tight budget, the architects were able to deliver a complex of noticeable architectural quality.

Image Courtesy © Marcus Pietrek

Architects: RKW Architecture +
Project: Homeless shelter Liebrechtstraße
Location: Liebrechtstraße, Essen, Germany
Photography: Marcus Pietrek
Software used: Autocad
Client: City of Essen
Landscape Architecture: Raitz von Frentz und Tilosen, Krefeld-Linn
Project Management: Tobias Bünemann, Silke Lange
Project Team: Thomas Zimmer, Anne van Loh
Construction Management: REICHEL Ingenieurgesellschaft für
Structural Analysis: R&P Ruffert Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH, Limburg
Fire Safety: BSCON Brandschutzconsult GmbH, Essen
Technical Building Systems: Ingenieurbüro Blasczok, Düsseldorf
Building Physics: Ingenieurbüro Blasczok, Düsseldorf
Built Area: 4,210 m² GFA
Completion: 2018

Image Courtesy © Marcus Pietrek

Image Courtesy © RKW Architektur +

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Tags: Essen, Germany

Categories: Autocad, Building, Building Campus, complex, Office space, Offices, Rehabilitation Centre, Shelter

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