Waldviertel (Forest Quarter)

Cologne, Germany

Lageplan

Drawing © JSWD / RMP

Luftbild vom autofreien Wohnquartier

Photo © JJSWD / Franco Casaccia

Grüne Quartiersmitte

Photo © JSWD / Franco Casaccia

Collective Housing + Multiple Houses

Architects: JSWD Architekten

Location: Bahnstraße, 50996 Cologne, Germany
Year: 2022
Client: Bauwens GmbH & Co. KG + Convalor Projektpartner GmbH
Landscape planning: RMP Stephan Lenzen Landschaftsarchitekten

Reuse of an area of a former factory for habitation

A new urban attraction is about to enrich Rodenkirchen, the popular Cologne Residential Area. Excavators have been at work along the busy Bahnstrasse and the unsightly building sections of a long idle former sausage factory are being dismantled. An old shelter sporting concrete walls three meters deep has been demolished gradually. A pleasantly landscaped and mostly car-free residential area is being created. Initially JSWD has been engaged in the development of the urban planning fundamentals for the attractive property, which is centrally located between the green belt and the Rodenkirchen Market Square. At this time, however, the construction work for the initial batch of 270 apartments is getting underway.