"Querkopf Architekten, acting as both developer and architect, pursued a strategy of preservation, selective demolition, and careful densification. Single-story annexes and workshop sheds were removed to clarify the original building structure and reduce sealed surfaces. This intervention opened approximately 1,400 sqm of new green courtyard space and introduced a new access route from Dörnbergstrasse. In total, around 1,100 sqm of impervious ground were removed. Without expanding the site footprint, the gross floor area was increased from 2,200 sqm to approximately 6,000 sqm."
"The main building, known as the 'Riegel,' forms the center of the ensemble. Its brick facades were partially reconstructed, with approximately 40 percent rebuilt using 15,000 newly manufactured bricks that were mixed and integrated into the existing masonry. The facade composition is defined by pilaster strips, cornice bands, and steel-framed windows set deep within segmental and round-arched openings. The building was extended vertically by one and a half stories, with the addition clearly different"
Located in Kassel's Vorderer Westen, the scheme reuses and extends a former Welscher laundry comprising three listed brick factory buildings in a rear courtyard near Bebelplatz. Preservation, selective demolition, and careful densification removed single-story annexes and about 1,100 sqm of impervious ground, creating roughly 1,400 sqm of new green courtyard space and a new access from Dörnbergstrasse. Gross floor area increased from 2,200 to approximately 6,000 sqm without expanding the site footprint. Brick facades were partially reconstructed with 15,000 new matching bricks, and the main 'Riegel' building was raised by one and a half stories with contrasting new cladding.
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