
URBAINITY
Winterstraße 4 - 8
22765 Hamburg
Germany
© Urbainity 2023
Urbainity Solutions is pleased to welcome two new talents who have been strengthening our team since last year: Kevin Vollbracht and Sinan Kuru. With their expertise, commitment and enthusiasm for innovative solutions, they make a decisive contribution to the further development of our company. Kevin Vollbracht supports us in the preparation of portfolio analyses and in the development of energy renovation concepts. In addition, he is active in the field of energy consulting. With his creative approach and technical know-how, Kevin helps to design sustainable and future-oriented solutions. Sinan Kuru is our man for the acquisition of new customer contacts. Since joining Urbainity Solutions, he has made a significant contribution to expanding our network with his strong communication skills and his keen sense for business opportunities. We are proud to have Kevin and Sinan as committed members of our team. They make an important contribution to further advancing our vision of innovative and sustainable projects. Thank you very much for your commitment, Kevin and Sinan - here's to many more successful years at Urbainity Solutions!
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Wooden modular construction has an exciting future ahead of it and offers enormous opportunities: from fixed price guarantees and high construction speed to outstanding precision and sustainability. The use of prefabricated wooden modules enables us to implement construction projects more quickly and cost-effectively, which is a decisive advantage in today's volatile construction industry. For us at URBAINITY, this means taking the next step towards modern, environmentally friendly architecture. With our self-developed modules, we focus on efficient and practical floor plans that meet the highest standards. All apartments are barrier-free and offer additional living space thanks to community terraces. But that's just the beginning: our constructions are consistently developed in the spirit of the circular economy, so that we also reduce long-term CO₂ emissions - through separable and natural building materials that can circulate in the long term. CO₂-neutral operation is the new standard. Now it's all about keeping emissions during the construction phase as low as possible. We are convinced that wooden modular construction can make an important contribution here and hope to be able to announce further development steps soon.
We are delighted to be represented for the first time this year as Hamburg's official stand partner at Europe's largest real estate trade fair, EXPO REAL in Munich! The Urbanity team is looking forward to inspiring discussions and exchanges with industry experts. We look forward to providing new impetus and shaping a positive future for cities together. Come along - we look forward to engaging in dialogue with you!
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12.09.2024/19/188: Today we celebrated the topping-out ceremony for our residential and commercial building ensemble "The PLUS" in Wolfsburg - and what a day it was! Special thanks go to the Mayor of the City of Wolfsburg, who did us the honor of celebrating this important event with us. After 3.000 months of construction, the proud shell for 40 modern apartments and around XNUMX m² of retail space is now standing. More than just housing is being built here - "The PLUS" stands for sustainability, energy efficiency and innovative urban development. KfW XNUMXplus, photovoltaics on the roofs, green facades and a well-thought-out mobility concept. This success would not have been possible without the great teams of builders, the architects, specialist planners and of course the tireless craftsmen who contributed their strength and expertise to the construction site every day. A huge thank you to everyone who pitched in!
Our seminar "From property inspection to preliminary decision" attracted many participants from the construction industry to the House of Communication in Hamburg. The topic of property inspection and potential, taking all legal aspects into account, aroused great interest. The open sparring between architects and lawyers in particular was a refreshing change from the usual "frontal teaching". The participants participated in lively discussions and brought in many interesting examples. Special thanks go to our seminar partners Prof. Dr. Henrik Kirchhoff and Carlotta Elena Zimmermann, LL.M., from KFR Kirchhoff Franke Riethmüller - Law firm for real estate. We would also like to thank the BFW North Regional Association for the organization and our host Tina Morgenstern from the Rotonda Business Club. We look forward to more exciting events and lively exchanges in the future!
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For URBAINITY Development, closing the gap in the historic Münzviertel was a prototype in which the high in-house requirements in terms of sustainability and community support were implemented. In order to achieve the sustainability goals, we decided on maximum building efficiency in the KfW 40 standard, installed photovoltaic modules on every possible roof area, obliged the WEG to purchase green electricity and contributed to the remaining almost 10 tons of CO2 with the energy cooperative Prokon eG, which builds wind farms and open-space PV systems. From the very beginning, the building community was very interested in our holistic concept, which, in addition to the climate-friendly energy concept, provides for greening of the roof and rear facade areas, as well as the use of low-pollutant building materials. Our team of architects formulated a profiled, relief-like brick facade with Petersen Tegl and combined this with exposed concrete elements and green accents through integrated planters.
URBAINITY GROUP is founding a consulting agency for strategic and implementation-oriented decarbonization of the building stock. In addition, URBAINITY Solutions will audit certifications for new buildings and existing buildings. "URBAINITY Solutions offers a decarbonization strategy that combines CO2 reduction, building efficiency, heating replacement and photovoltaic expansion with any potential for densification," says Jantje Schapals, Head of Business Development at URBAINITY Solutions GmbH. URBAINITY Solutions offers its 360° screening with in-house experience in the areas of project development, architecture and energy concepts and also supports property owners in the planning and implementation of modernizations.
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The URBAINITY team is delighted that Alexander Keuper has taken over the management of URBAINITY Architecture from September 1, 2023. "I am delighted to not only meet the challenges of sustainable urban transformation with high architectural standards, but also to develop new and intelligent solutions for the harmony between city, climate and nature. At URBAINITY, we have a motivated and extraordinarily creative team that you can rely on," says Alexander Keuper.
New urban development projects and place making projects lured us to Aarhus and we enjoyed the Danish way of life! Olafur Eliasson's Rainbow Walk immediately put us in the right mood to explore the city with its many facets. At Aarhus Havn, in addition to the outstanding BIG projects, we discovered many new building ensembles, beautiful little squares and connections to the water. We enjoyed rosé on the kiosk roofs on the promenade in glorious sunshine. Our absolute highlight was the Aarhus Arkitektenscolen: outstanding architecture, interdisciplinary work, three-story workshops and entire floors with student work spaces. Luckily, we were able to bring our dual student back to Hamburg (at least for now). Many thanks to the students for this special tour. Aarhus is definitely worth a trip and we will be back!
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URBAINITY Development announces the start of construction of THE PLUS in Wolfsburg in the center of the Steimker Gärten urban expansion area. Despite the construction crisis, the war in Ukraine and interest rate developments, the joint venture is starting construction of the ambitious new building project with 188 residential units and 3.000 square meters of commercial space. The project is being implemented by the general contractor Köster GmbH from Braunschweig, and completion is planned for summer 2025. In addition, the project provides many other aspects of a sustainable and future-oriented building concept, such as green buildings and photovoltaic systems.
The buzzword of the hour is resilience. Resilience in ourselves and also in our cities. We need that and for that we need trees, among other things. That is why we are planting trees in Grünhof Schleswig-Holstein this year, because healthy forests are irreplaceable suppliers of oxygen and drinking water. Why are we planting beech trees in a coniferous forest: The spruce is a very valuable tree species for our timber industry. Its wood can be used more flexibly than almost any other type of wood. Unfortunately, the spruce cultures planted many decades ago are no longer suitable for the location. The dry summers and storms of recent years have caused enormous damage, especially to the spruce. What remained were huge, nutrient-poor bare areas that no longer provide a habitat for forest-dwelling species. To avoid this worst-case scenario, these coniferous wood cultures must be converted. In this process, tree species suitable for the location are preventively planted in a spruce stand in order to avoid the threat of bare areas due to biotic (bark beetles) and abiotic damage (drought, storms). A monoculture is thus transformed into a mixed stand. In Grünhof, several thousand beech, yew and silver fir trees will be planted as a new generation of forest. This diverse mix will increase the biological diversity in the future mixed forest many times over and strengthen the resilience of the forest.
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Many thanks to the construction company Otto Wulff for the great work so far! On June 22, 2022, the craftsmen, architects, engineers, neighbors, designers, brokers, buyers, district representatives, bankers, companions and our team celebrated the shell construction in the best weather. Our residential building in the center of Hamburg offers an ambitious sustainability concept and wonderful materials and details. We look forward to further progress, such as the start of the facing brickwork with Petersen Tegl.
URBAINITY Development has been awarded the contract to advise on an overarching sustainability strategy for IBA Hamburg GmbH. To this end, URBAINITY will develop strategic packages of measures, taking national and international climate protection goals into account, on the basis of which the IBA will formulate its future sustainability strategy. These goals are to be implemented in the three large project areas currently being planned: Wilhelmsburg, Neugraben-Fischbek and Oberbillwerder. The districts, with a total area of over 300 hectares and more than 15.000 apartments, are intended to set an example for the sustainable urban development of tomorrow.
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In 2019, the Neues Amt Altona eG cooperative was founded in Hamburg Altona, in the immediate vicinity of URBAINITY. Emerging from a concept tender for the Hamburg property, an ambitious team of founders has created a different kind of coworking house. In the future, members will be able to develop their careers here and, above all, experience the exchange in the community. The whole thing is not profit-oriented, but content-oriented in the casual architecture of Common Agency. There is still some way to go before completion in 2023. A sustainable wooden building with a green facade facing the pedestrian zone is planned. We at URBAINITY are very happy to get involved in city improvement projects. The Neues Amt combines many aspects that are necessary for a sustainable city.
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URBAINITY has provided exciting stories in the Immobilien Zeitung, the Hamburger Abendblatt, the Welt am Sonntag and the Streifzug magazine. Our sustainable project developments in Wolfsburg and in Hamburg's Münzviertel were a major topic. Our Urbainity Workhouse project in hybrid timber construction also attracted a lot of attention because we openly address what would really advance the transformation of the city: Who CO2-neutral building, the way must be cleared and planning law and administration must show more flexibility. This can sometimes lead to 1-2 more floors. If we want less soil sealing in the future, then this is an effective course of action. We'll keep at it!
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A large-scale new building project in Wolfsburg was acquired by URBAINITY and Meyer Projektentwicklung for the open-ended real estate fund FOKUS WOHNEN DEUTSCHLAND. In total, the fund is investing around 96 million euros in the residential project "The Plus". The investment includes a total of 188 apartments, 10 commercial units and 269 underground parking spaces and is spread over two buildings. The larger property comprises 152 residential and 10 commercial units, the smaller 36 residential units. Both parts are being built according to the sustainable new building standard KfW-40-Plus. They have a photovoltaic system on the roof and a battery storage system for their own power supply. The seller is a joint venture between Urbainity Development GmbH and Meyer Projektentwicklung GmbH. Construction is scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2022 and completion is scheduled for the end of 2024. Full press release on LinkedIn:
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In the future, URBAINITY will make it mandatory for its buildings to purchase general and operating electricity from 100% renewable energies. Managing Director Henrik Diemann comments: "We have probably just notarized Germany's first declaration of division, which makes green electricity compulsory for apartment owners. This is the only way we can guarantee that our efforts for climate-friendly construction are also conceptually secured in the long term. Fortunately, the price differences are marginal." From 2021, URBAINITY will implement this requirement not only for condominium projects, but also for package sales. "Especially for projects with air heat pumps, it only makes sense that the electricity required is sourced from renewable energies. Acceptance among buyers and users is astonishingly high."
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Urbainity and Meyer Projektentwicklung acquire land in the Steimker Gärten district center in Wolfsburg The joint venture between Urbainity and Meyer Projektentwicklung has acquired two central construction sites in the Steimker Gärten district development in Wolfsburg. The land purchase agreement with VW Immobilien was signed in August 2021. Previously, we had emerged as winners of an investor competition in the joint venture. Planning for the residential and commercial building complex with around 190 residential units, a supermarket and other retail space has already begun. The project fits perfectly into our strategy of investing exclusively in sustainable project developments. With our "The Plus" project, we will implement the most ambitious sustainability concept in Steimker Gärten. The KfW 40plus standard is just one of the future-proof quality features.
Urbainity Jungle - Here, the wishes and demands of modern urban nomads for an independent and ecological life come true. Well thought-out floor plans, high-quality architectural details and the consistent sustainability concept make the project unique. Intelligent smart home functions that enable the control of the video intercom, temperature and various social functions via an in-house app: Urbainity Jungle makes the future the present. In the historic Münzviertel in a central location in Hamburg's city center, 25 compact 1- to 2-room apartments are being built - plus a penthouse on top. The building, built to KfW-40 standards, will be completely CO2-neutral operation. Each resident can apply for 24.000 EUR in funding for this ambitious energy-efficient house. In addition, certified low-pollutant materials are used to improve the health of the home. Furthermore, a sophisticated greening concept not only on the roof, but also vertically on the courtyard side improves the microclimate and provides atmospheric privacy. This creates romantic retreats that benefit from this pleasant microclimate in the increasingly hot summer months - and all this in the middle of the city. More information about this project at:
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After our successful launch, we are delighted that everything went so well and that we have received great feedback from many partners and business friends. The sustainable transformation of cities is one of our main concerns and we are highly motivated to get started on many new, exciting projects. Many thanks also to the Urbainity Change team including Markenbewegung Evelyn Diemann, Ivo von Renner and Dagmar, NI-Nina Schlechtriem, moka-studio, renderfriends and Sonja from heart-dsgn.
URBAINITY was at the Hammerbrooklyn Digital Campus today and our team got a great and inspiring tour. We were really impressed by the perfect harbor location and the interesting architecture. But the campus' ideas and the curation of Factory Berlin are also an asset for Hamburg. URBAINITY Development GmbH is coming back! We're looking forward to events and collaborations!
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URBAINITY has set itself the goal of taking urban and project development to a new level with a social and ecological focus and numerous innovations, making cities more livable, healthier and more environmentally friendly. The "urban improvers" at URBAINITY can draw on their wealth of experience from the last 14 years as METROPOL GRUND - with 900 apartments built, 200.000 square meters of planning permission and 80.000 square meters of commercial development. After a year of transformation from METROPOL GRUND to URBAINITY, Henrik Diemann's team is now starting under a new flag in April. URBAINITY will also be involved in urban centers as a self-investing project developer and as a service developer in the future.
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We see great potential for improving quality of life in green facades and raised gardens on roofs. For this reason, we have sought professional support from the renowned scientist Prof. Dr.-Ing. Nicole Pfoser from the HfWU University in Nürtingen. Our team received an exclusive "lecture" and is highly motivated to use this potential and tackle the corresponding challenges.
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The acceleration process in the area of digitalization caused by Covid-19 has enormous implications for future urban development. Flexibility is now particularly needed when it comes to types of use. In the future, we will need more scope for innovative retail concepts, urban production and also new work concepts and less planning law regulation for the urgently needed future change.
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We are pushing forward our strategy of better urban development with the aim of implementing CO2-neutral-free buildings and bring Dr. Daniel Scherz into the company management. Daniel Scherz has been coordinating the specialist areas of energy concepts and sustainability at Metropol Grund for six years. Since the beginning of October 2020, he has been appointed as our authorized signatory and is responsible for the project development + innovation area. "In the next few years, we will work with full commitment on creative ideas for buildings and districts in order to make real progress in the necessary climate neutrality of urban centers. With Daniel Scherz, we have exactly the specialist in our management that we need for our team and our mission."
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After 13 years of successful project development, Metropol Grund has decided to define and communicate its in-house values, competencies and visions even more clearly internally and externally. The vision process, with which the Metropol Grund brand was to be further developed and our consistent strategy continued, started in June 2020: Even then, the goal was to set new sustainability standards and offer urban residents direct social and personal added value.
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Winterstraße 4 - 8
22765 Hamburg
Germany
© Urbainity 2023
"Urbainity Bridge combines future-proof workplaces, laboratories and training places on one campus. On construction sites 1 to 3, state-of-the-art laboratory units meet a technical training academy and specialized medical specialists as well as other flexible office and commercial spaces. Creative new work studios, roof gardens and a food court create a special identity and promote community. The campus will open up to the residential area opposite and be a driver for modern workplaces at the Barmbek site. The newly sealed areas will be compensated as much as possible by a dense green zone, intensive green roofs and green facades on the west side. With CO² neutrality in operation, CO² reduced construction and the use of low-pollutant and healthy building materials, we have set ourselves ambitious sustainability goals. The overall building construction is planned as a timber hybrid construction. The structural concrete components are designed with statically reduced load-bearing systems. We are aiming for at least a DGNB certification in the Gold standard.
LOCATION
Hamburg Barmbek
KEY DATA
13.300 gross floor area, 900 jobs, timber hybrid construction
INVESTOR
URBAINITY Group
ARCHITECTS
URBAINITY architecture
ENERGIE:
100% renewable energies
BUSINESS
Shared event space, roof terraces, rear delivery, new work areas
CO²
Use of certified paints, adhesives and sealants
TECH
CO² reduced production
"Urbainity Bridge combines future-proof workplaces, laboratories and training places on one campus. On construction sites 1 to 3, state-of-the-art laboratory units meet a technical training academy and specialized medical specialists as well as other flexible office and commercial spaces. Creative new work studios, roof gardens and a food court create a special identity and promote community. The campus will open up to the residential area opposite and be a driver for modern workplaces at the Barmbek site. The newly sealed areas will be compensated as much as possible by a dense green zone, intensive green roofs and green facades on the west side. With CO² neutrality in operation, CO² reduced construction and the use of low-pollutant and healthy building materials, we have set ourselves ambitious sustainability goals. The overall building construction is planned as a timber hybrid construction. The structural concrete components are designed with statically reduced load-bearing systems. We are aiming for at least a DGNB certification in the Gold standard.
LOCATION
Hamburg Barmbek
KEY DATA
13.300 gross floor area, 900 jobs, timber hybrid construction
INVESTOR
URBAINITY Group
ARCHITECTS
URBAINITY architecture
ENERGIE:
100% renewable energies
BUSINESS
Shared event space, roof terraces, rear delivery, new work areas
CO²
Use of certified paints, adhesives and sealants
TECH
CO² reduced production
"The Refugio" is located directly on a 30-meter-high cliff on the steep coast in the southeast of Mallorca. The two-storey cliff house is a reduced, white cube that is deliberately closed off from the street. The facade serves as a neutral canvas, providing a suitable background for four tall palm trees. The main orientation of the house opens up to the sea through a seven-meter-high hall with an open gallery. The views and the sunlight are directed by wooden shutters that can be moved like an accordion on the upper floor. Local natural stones, lime plaster, white concrete and the striking wooden elements create a relaxed, Mediterranean architectural composition. The cubic architecture of the building provides a framework for traditional architectural details that have been reinterpreted.
LOCATION
Cala Pi, Mallorca
KEY DATA
300 m² gross floor area
BUILDER
Private insurance
achtung! is a communications agency for the hyper-connected reality with its headquarters in Hamburg Falkenried, which we have been supporting since 2004. For further expansion of the headquarters in the Falkenried area, Urbainity architecture developed new comfortable office spaces for the areas of management, finance and IT. Concentrated work is made possible by the slightly tinted glass partition walls, and at the same time the open coffee bar offers informal exchange between employees.
LOCATION
Falkenried-Areal Hamburg
KEY DATA
500 m² gross floor area
BUILDER
Agency attention!
In the middle of the historic Münzviertel, this apartment building will create 25 compact and well-designed new apartments in Hamburg. The architecture creates a connection between Hamburg's brick architecture on the street side and sustainable greening concepts for climate adaptation on the courtyard side. High proportions of photovoltaic panels, maximum building efficiency and a dedicated building app make an important contribution to climate protection and at the same time offer a high level of living comfort. Lovingly developed details and special material compositions, right down to the selection of the bricks used from Petersen Tegl, make URBAINITY JUNGLE a valuable one-off.
LOCATION
Repsoldstraße 48, Hamburg-St. Georg/ Münzviertel
KEY DATA
1.847 m² GFA, Efficiency House 40, CO2-neutral,
25 residential units
BUILDER
URBAINITY GROUP GmbH