Lindenau harbour, Leipzig-Neulindenau
Leipzig, Germany / 11.2018 - 02.2020
Two five-storey buildings, one L-shaped and one square, were built under the direction of PORR’s Dresden branch as coordinating general contractor, right on the dock of the Lindenau harbour in the west of Leipzig. The 44 flats range in size from 50m2 to 120m2. The project is a trailblazer for sustainable metropolitan housing and the use of smart control technology.
Good living, plenty to do in the watery city of Leipzig
Until a few years ago, Lindenau harbour, built between 1938 and 1943 but never completed, was the only harbour in Germany with no water. Originally built as part of the Elster-Saale Canal, it was designed to connect Leipzig to Hamburg and the open seas via the Saale and Elbe rivers. It wasn’t until 2015 that the missing 665m-long canal section was completed, closing the gap and connecting the 1,000m-long, newly water-filled harbour basin to Leipzig’s city harbour, the Neuseenland and Leipzig’s other water bodies via the historic Karl Heine Canal. Lindenau harbour is not destined to fulfil its original purpose as a goods handling centre for Leipzig’s
Facts & Figures
Company
Type
Residential construction
Runtime
11.2018 - 02.2020
A new residential quarter overlooking the water
booming industry in the foreseeable future. Instead, the site will become an attractive urban quarter with a diverse mix of flats, commercial spaces, restaurants and cafés, childcare facilities and leisure amenities. It is located 4km west of Leipzig.
Saving energy thanks to Smart Home
The design of the residential complex was based on the rating system established by the German sustainable housing association Nachhaltiger Wohnungsbau (NaWoh). For example, the conventional external thermal insulation composite system was replaced with bricks with integrated thermal insulation. The client’s proprietary Smart Home solution also contributes to saving energy. It supports freely configurable heating schedules as well as controlling the venetian blinds according to the time of day and weather. Access to the buildings and flats, including the bicycle and pram storage rooms, is controlled by a keyless locking system that can be operated by transponder or smartphone app.
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