Competition Senior Center Mittelholstein, Hohenwestedt

Competition Senior Center Mittelholstein, Hohenwestedt

Competition Senior Centrum Mittelholstein, Hohenwestedt

The aim of the competition was to plan a new building on the site of the existing Mittelholstein senior center in Hohenwestedt. The two buildings – old and new – were to become a single entity and bring living for people with dementia and elderly residents in the geriatric area into the 21st century.

Project data

Place: Billundstraße 6 – 10, 24594 Hohenwestedt
Awarded by: Brücke Rendsburg-Eckernförde e.V.
Competition: 06/2020
Planning: 2020 – 2021
Construction time: 2021 – 2022
Construction period: n.A.
GFA: 4.470 m²
GFA: 5.140 m²
BRI: 18.300 m³
Visualizations: MOOD

Seniorenzentrum Hohenwestedt Piktogramme Abbruch

1. Abbruch des südlichen Querriegels

Seniorenzentrum Hohenwestedt Piktogramme Neubau

2. Neubau

Seniorenzentrum Hohenwestedt Piktogramme Aufstockung

3. Aufstockung und Verbindung mit Bestand über Atrium

Seniorenzentrum Hohenwestedt Piktogramme

4. “Seniorenzentrum Mittelholstein”

Building concept Development, Supply and disposal

Access to the building is via Billundstrasse in the east of the site. The new building is located in the southern part of the park and naturally adjoins the existing building from the 1980s. Deliveries will be made away from the main entrance on the north façade. The parking spaces directly in front of the building on Billundstrasse will be extended to the south.

Lageplan

Internal organization

The structural ordering principle and the organization of the floor plans with the arrangement of the residential groups around an inner courtyard creates clarity and structural order. This is the basis for easy orientation and confusion-free and therefore anxiety-free use by the residents and the economic efficiency of the facility.

The central main entrance on the east façade is combined with a foyer and a cozy, directly adjoining lounge and dining room, which can be connected to the foyer by movable walls to form a large function room. Adjacent to this is the distribution kitchen, the central reception area of the building along with various offices and the care support point for the dementia area. Residents’ activities can be experienced here, as well as the hustle and bustle of operation, meal preparation and post-processing.

Seniorenzentrum Hohenwestedt Grundriss EG

Grundriss Erdgeschoss

Structural order and orientation

The center of the building is the “market square”, which offers the residents of the building various uses such as a hairdresser or a kiosk, including a small café. The market square also connects the two courtyards: on the one hand, the glazed atrium, which creates a natural connection to the old building, and on the other, an open inner courtyard, which allows residents to experience nature in a protected and easily visible environment.

The house has two living areas, one of which is located on the first floor and the other on the second floor. The living area for residents suffering from dementia is also separated from the geriatric area.

Seniorenzentrum Hohenwestedt Grundriss OG

Grundriss Obergeschoss

WBW Seniorenzentrum Hohenwestedt Grundriss UG

Grundriss Untergeschoss

Zoning of the areas
Public, semi-public, semi-private to private

By zoning the public areas of the park landscape outside the residential complex that flows through the building, the semi-public areas inside the entrance hall, the squares and alleyways inside the building, the semi-private area in the immediate vicinity of the front door and finally the individual private area after passing through the “front door”, the residents are left with areas of responsibility and competence.

The front area becomes more private and individual as the resident approaches their front door. For example, there are individually designed niches with benches in front of the rooms, which are left for the residents’ private use.

Zimmertypen

Room as an intimate area

In the rooms, generous, floor-to-ceiling French doors visually dissolve the boundary between indoor and outdoor areas. This gives bedridden residents in particular an unobstructed view of the changing natural surroundings and allows them to participate in the outside world. The almost flush arrangement of the windows with the external façade extends the view from the room. The layout of the rooms makes it easier to furnish them with their own familiar furniture.

The single rooms can be used flexibly and allow different bed arrangements. In the 16 m² room, for example, the bed can be positioned in the middle, against the wall or with a window. A spacious 5 m² bathroom ensures independent daily hygiene.

Glazed atrium

The glazed atrium is the focal point of the building. People can meet and spend time here all year round, regardless of the weather. It naturally connects the old and new buildings without calling the identity of the two buildings into question. The folded roof lets in light and air on the north side via skylight flaps, while photovoltaic elements on the south side of the folded roof supply the building with electricity.

Visualisierung Wettbewerb Seniorenzentrum Hohenwestedt Innenhof

Sensory garden in the courtyard

A sensory garden will be created in the inner courtyard to stimulate the residents’ senses by seeing colorful flowers and leaves as well as smelling fragrances, feeling different surfaces and hearing sound objects. Here, the seasonal interplay of nature can be experienced physically and mentally.

The adjoining rooms are excellently lit with floor-to-ceiling glazing. The upper floor with a circulation area can be reached directly via a staircase. Here, nature becomes visible in a protected environment.