Modern glass-and-steel apartment building with greenery on balconies, in a plaza with trees, benches, and pedestrians.
Residential Greenhouse Bremen
Germany
  • Greenhouse
  • Residential
  • Design Development

The former Kellogg's site on the Überseeinsel in Bremen is currently being transformed into a completely new urban district. New quarters based on a combination of working, living, learning, leisure and green space are being created on the banks of the Weser.

The Neu-Stephani quarter is not only notable for its waterfront location, but will also be home to a range of residential typologies and companies with educational facilities as well as various open spaces. It is also the site of a very special housing project with a sophisticated energy concept: a residential greenhouse.

The building is divided into three principal components: a timber residential block, the superimposed greenhouse and the connecting access pergola.

The residential units are based on a small set of prefabricated timber modules. Each of the five residential floors comprises three 3-room apartments of around 60 m² and two larger 4-room apartments of around 85–90 m², giving the building a total of 25 apartments.

Address
Quartier Neu-Stephani
Überseeinsel
28217 Bremen

Start of planning
2020

Gross surface area
5.065m²

Gross surface area
above ground
4.452 m²

Height
27,5 m

Number of levels
Souterrain + 7

Project manager
Eva Schrade

Project team
Magdalena Czech
Birgit Miksch
Klaudia Prikrill

Visualization
Toni Nachev

Aerial rendering of a canal-side urban development featuring green parks and white modern buildings, with a red highlight along the waterfront.

Überseeinsel

Überseeinsel Bremen

Modern glass-and-steel apartment building with tiered balconies and greenery; pedestrians on a tree-lined plaza.

The building is divided into three principal components:
a timber residential block, the superimposed greenhouse and the connecting access pergola

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Architectural floor plan of a multi-unit residential building with a central corridor and eight apartments.

floor plan level 1

Architectural floor plan of a rectangular multi-unit residential building with a central corridor and repeating apartment units; stairs at each end.

floor plan level 2

Architectural floor plan of a long rectangular building with a central corridor flanked by multiple rooms; stairs at both ends.

floor plan level 4

Rectangular interior floor plan with multiple planting beds arranged in rows, with aisles between and stairs at left and right.

floor plan level 5

Cross-section of a five-story building with orange-lit interior rooms and occupants; red ventilation arrows; street scene with trees and sun.

energy concept

Modern glass-and-steel apartment building with stacked balconies and greenery; people on terraces.

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