Living for the elderly

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Ground floor plan, apartment building

Courtyard in the existing monastery | View of the complex from the north

Carmelite Monastery Bonn-Pützchen, Germany

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Architect

Fischer – von Kietzell – Architekten BDA Partnerschaftsgesellschaft

Client

gwk neubau gmbh

Completion

2000 existing building / 2003 new buildings

Useable floor area

6,864 m2

Units /Capacity

existing building: 31 apartments new building: 16 terraced houses apartment building: 21 apartments

Communal living is the central principle at the heart of the entire scheme for the former Carmelite monastery which is now an inter-generational housing project. This sense of fellowship continues a long-standing tradition of communal living in monasteries as well as in “village communities”. The monastery, which dates back to 1706, is surrounded by 6,000 m 2 of gardens. Together with the neighbouring site belonging to the Order of the Sacré Cœur, it constitutes a green “oasis” of almost 15 hectares on a site that has a rich tradition as a pilgrimage destination.

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