Clemensbögen Klosterstrasse, Münster
Münster, Germany / 04.2017 - 09.2019
In the heart of Münster’s historic city centre, PORR Hochbau worked under contract to CM Wohnwerte Klosterstraße GmbH & Co. KG to complete the turnkey construction of 23 spacious premium freehold apartments together with a two-storey underground parking garage accessed via a car lift. Shops, restaurants and museums are all within walking distance of the complex, as is the 4.5km-long pedestrian-only Promenadenring, which runs along the line of historic fortifications around the heart of the city.
History lives on in Clemensbögen
Heavenly peace and a unique combination of history and modernity distinguish this ambitious project in the city’s Domviertel district. The Clemensbögen was named after the arched cloisters of a former convent that played a leading role in the architectural concept of the residential complex. The site had been home to the motherhouse of the Sisters of St Clement since 1903, but it had been a place of cloistered spiritual life since the Middle Ages. The Sisters sold off a section of the motherhouse to preserve the site’s heritage and see the structure tastefully modernised in the 1950s. The original building was destroyed during the war, and then rebuilt from the rubble.
Facts & Figures
Company
PORR Hochbau West GmbH
Type
Residential construction
Runtime
04.2017 - 09.2019
Exclusive living in a prime promenade location
The arched cloister as a connecting element
One of the sections to survive was a cloister dating back to the 15th century. This feature creates a magical atmosphere for the residential complex, in a careful integration of old and new. The insightful design was developed by Münster architectural office Maas & Partner Architekten. A particular challenge was presented by the reconstruction of the 21 cloister arches, including sandstone trusses. Many of the arches were integrated into the ground-floor apartments, while others support the roof of a loggia in the internal courtyard. To preserve the character of the surrounding historic city centre, the façade against the adjacent Servatiikirchplatz has been preserved.
After the existing building was demolished, a construction pit was manufactured with an overlapping bored pile wall. Owing to the tight schedule for the project, the underground parking garage was constructed using a double filigree wall, and the new construction featured reinforced concrete throughout. Overall, our construction services created 32,485m³ of gross cubic capacity, 9,055m² of gross floor area, 57 underground car parking spaces and 115 bicycle parking spaces.
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