Shelter for the Homeless
SHELTER FOR THE HOMELESS
RKW Architektur +
ARCHITECTS
RKW Architektur +
CATEGORY
Social Housing
LOCATION
Essen, Germany
AREA
4210 m²
YEAR
2018
PHOTOGRAPHS
Marcus Pietrek
MANUFACTURERS
Caparol, Forbo Flooring Systems, Renolit, Villeroy & Boch, ABC Keramik, Granifloor, Marmoleum Real, Pro Architecura
PROJECT MANAGER
Erkrath-Düsseldorf
TECHNICAL BUILDING SYSTEMS
Ingenieurbüro Blasczok
BUILDING PHYSICS
Ingenieurbüro Blasczok
CLIENT
City of Essen
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
MbH, Erkrath-Düsseldorf
PROJECT TEAM
Thomas Zimmer, Anne van Loh
FIRE SAFETY
BSCON Brandschutzconsult GmbH
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
REICHEL Ingenieurgesellschaft für
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Tobias Bünemann, Silke Lange
STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS
R&P Ruffert Ingenieurgesellschaft mbH
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Raitz von Frentz und Tilosen, Krefeld-Linn
FIRE SAFETY
BSCON Brandschutzconsult GmbH, Essen
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Raitz von Frentz und Tilosen, Krefeld-Linn
Text description provided by architect.
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.