Good practices in the field of activity "Land":
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Topic:
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Reclamation of a Protection-ordered
Former Military Barracks - Development of the Gasselstiege Residential
Quarter
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City: |
Münster |
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Project sponsor: |
Wohn + Stadtbau |
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Other parties involved: |
Gesellschaft für
innovative Beschäftigungsförderung (GIB) (Innovative employment promotion company)
Verein Dach über'm Kopf ("Roof over our Heads" group) |
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Field of activity: |
Economical Land Management
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Level of action: |
City neighbourhood level |
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Objectives: |
Reclamation of a
former military area under conservation of the protection-ordered military
buildings; integration of a residential, qualification and employment project.
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Project description:
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The Gasselstiege quarter on the area formerly occupied by the British Lincoln
Barracks represents a successful example of the reclamation of former
military areas. The development of the quarter is characterised by the great
care taken in recasting the use to which the protected buildings are to be
put, and by the innovative methods of constructing new residential areas.
The Wohn + Stadtbau received an architecture prize for the careful manner in
which they conducted the modernisation of the former barracks. Located only
2.5 km from the centre of Münster and yet immediately adjacent to the
green belt, 349 residential units came into existence.
The inner area of the quarter will be largely free of cars; parking spaces will
only be available at the boundary. A special car-sharing offer is used by the residents substantial. Moreover, the inner
city is easy to reach by bicycle, and bus stops are located in the immediate
vicinity.
The rebuilding of the former Lincoln barracks is an integral part of the
residential, qualification and employment project. Under the heading "A
roof over our heads", the building project offered young unemployed people,
threatened with homelessness, the opportunity of acquiring qualifications,
employment, and somewhere to live. The re-use of existing building materials,
the construction of residential units, and landscaping were specific areas of activity which are being pursued.
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Interactivity: |
Socially responsible housing provision
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Source: |
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Contact: |
Wohn + Stadtbau GmbH,
Wohnungsunternehmer der Stadt Münster, tel. +49-251-7008-01 (Housing Association
company of the City of Münster)
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