Name: Ingolstadt
Location: Ingolstadt, Germany
Year: 2011
Type: housing
Status: competition
Coauthor: lutz ring

On a site in Ingolstadt, the existing housing slabs from the 1930s are going to be demolished. A new appartment building adjacent to the road will form the north-western border of the plot.

The former typology of housing slabs with its east-west orientation makes sense in terms of daylight but restricts the view to the nearby riverbank of the Danube in the south. By cutting the slabs into smaller pieces we create more appartments with not only a view but also south-facing balconies. Inbetween the new houses we generate a variety of different squares and zones suitable for playgrounds, gardens and leisure activities, especially for young families. All appartments are connected to an underground parking.

As the developer did not want to have flat roofs, we adapted the eaves heights according to the maximum allowed distance to the neighbouring buildings. As a result, we accomplish a loose structure of rather small and compact houses instead of a strict alignment of monotone slabs.