Nuns want to actively help shape urban neighbourhood

On the site of a former convent, not far from Münster's old town, the religious community is building a multi-family house with 57 flats, an underground car park and outdoor facilities behind the LVM Versicherung site. Each flat has direct access to the outdoors, either via a balcony or terrace. The attic apartments are designed as maisonettes. With this project, the religious community is actively helping to shape the city district after moving into its new provincial house on part of the site in 2020.

Thoughtful architecture meets functional design

The five-storey building is directly adjacent to an existing residential area and adopts its urban structure. To achieve a relaxed and friendly effect, the 82-metre-high, 20-metre-wide and 20-metre-high structure is architecturally divided into six units. Alternating clinker facades in light beige, light red and red, as well as varying roof tile colours, ensure visual diversity and harmonious integration into the surroundings.

PORR scores with all-round carefree package

PORR project manager Alfred Sickmann is delighted with the new local customer: "Our good reputation in the Münster region is both an incentive and an obligation for us. Advance praise is nice, but in the end, all that counts is that our client can rely on our all-round carefree package, both technically and economically.

For example, the watertight construction pits directly adjacent to the neighbouring buildings require all our expertise in special civil engineering. In addition, it is our declared goal to construct a high-quality building with low investment costs and low long-term operating costs."