We take responsibility
Holistic commitment to the environment and society
Together we want to shape our environment and take responsibility for it! We are committed to ensuring that our personal actions, our work in and as an office and our social commitment have a positive impact on colleagues, planning partners and clients, the natural and built environment and society.
We scrutinize our work from an architectural, social, ecological and economic point of view and thus try to positively shape and promote the common good and democracy, architecture and urban planning, social justice and economic growth as well as ecological mindfulness and climate neutrality.
Social, ecological and architectural commitment as well as economic action should not arise solely out of charity, but are based on the firm conviction that only in this way can our planet, our society, we as an office and each individual personally benefit and develop positively.
Our aim is to develop sustainable solutions for the challenges of our time. In this way, we want to ensure that our projects and solutions are not only ecologically and socially compatible, but also economically viable and future-proof. We take responsibility and act actively to shape a sustainable future for all.
Our vision
for a better world
17 Sustainable Development Goals
We take the UN’s sustainability goals into account and assume responsibility by implementing as many sustainable construction measures as possible in our projects.
A holistic commitment and sustainability in architecture not only contribute to a better environment, but can also help to improve people’s quality of life and reduce costs over time.
This means that when planning and designing our construction projects, we take into account the requirements for energy efficiency, resource utilization and the use of sustainable building materials.
Energy concept and sustainability
How we integrate the SDGs into our planning
With this example, we show how a building concept can be extremely sustainable in terms of all SDGs. The largest component is the old trees, which can bind a particularly large amount of CO2 due to their age and size, but above all provide a balanced internal climate and natural protection from the sun. Parking spaces are created on converted areas and conserve land. All open spaces are planned to be permeable and the rainwater is left on the property, so that the quarter can be seen as an important building block in terms of the sponge city. In addition, cisterns will be provided to ensure the use of gray water for the sanitary areas and the irrigation of the roof areas. The main building is being constructed as a hybrid building, with a design that utilizes the respective advantages of the corresponding components: A concrete primary structure with a high proportion of eco and recycled concrete is used to create wide spans in the two base storeys. The upper floors make use of the advantages of wood as a renewable building material with its low dead weight and the ability to create all the necessary spatial structures with smaller spans. Both construction methods can be realized according to the Cradle to Cradle principle as completely and unmixedly deconstructable and recyclable.
The building is of course planned according to the KfW40-NH standard, so that consumption is also minimized during operation. The flow temperature can be optimized in both winter and summer using geothermal heat exchangers. PV modules on the parking garage provide solar shading and, together with the façade modules of the parking garage and the roof modules on the main building, form a significant component of sustainable energy generation. Summer surpluses can be stored in an ice store under the building and used as heating energy in winter. All façades can be used for individual and natural ventilation, which is also used automatically for night-time cooling. In this way, optimum air conditioning can be ensured without having to operate it exclusively mechanically. In the further implementation phase, simulations would be used to demonstrate how the light and heat input via the façade can be further optimized. The terraced roofs of the main building will be designed as intensive green roofs with recreation areas for employees. This promotes social interaction as well as an improved microclimate and dust binding.
