Newton Moves to Adlershof
From summer 2013, an energy-plus development with 100 homes in both townhouses and apartment buildings will be started in the Wohnen am Campus district
The Newtonprojekt is tailor-made for joint building ventures that have come to discover the region south of Berlin. Over the coming years, approximately 1,000 flats will be built at the science and technology location of Adlershof. Planned by architects Deimel Oelschläger, dmsw and Zoomarchitekten, the Newtonprojekt is among the pioneers.
From summer 2013, an energyplus housing scheme with roughly 100 owner-occupied flats on an area of 11,000 m² will be built on Newtonstraße. The project is named after the physicist, astronomer and discoverer of the law of universal gravitation, Isaac Newton (1642–1726). The complex includes townhouses, apartments and studios as well as generous open courtyard areas and green spaces.
Aimed at reducing costs, the Newtonprojekt's exceptional energy concept combines energy-efficient construction and the use of renewable energies. The energy demand for heating installations, showers and baths will be reduced by up to 70 percent in relation to current legal regulations. This is facilitated, among other things, by energy-efficient facades, vacuum glazing, excellent building insulation and state-of-the-art building service installations.
The entire heat and electricity demand will be covered by the energy produced within the housing complex which is fed into a local heating grid before being distributed to the individual living units. Electricity from a solar power system and a local CHP station will cover the energy demand of the residents. In addition, charging stations for electric cars and e-bikes are planned. Any surplus electricity will be fed into the public grid and eventually reimbursed.
The housing scheme design is conducive to the implementation of the ground-breaking energy-plus concept and the idea of communal building projects in general. The Newtonprojekt is thus eminently suitable for the ever-increasing number of joint building ventures that have come to discover Adlershof and the region south of Berlin. Future occupants will take part in decision-making: “As early as in the planning stages, the members of the joint building venture give their input, expressing their ideas and desires,“ explains Iris Oelschläger.