Münster
York-Quartier (Construction Site C6 +C10)
Münster, Germany / 06.2021 - 03.2023
A new urban quarter featuring a variety of housing types, commercial buildings and social infrastructure has been developed on the site of the former British York Barracks in Münster-Gremmendorf. PORR Building Construction West was involved in the development of building plots C6 and C10. On building plot C10, PORR, in collaboration with pde Integrale Planung, delivered 116 flats with an underground car park on a turnkey basis. On building plot C6, the building construction team carried out the shell work and cladding for a further 94 flats.
Facts & Figures
Company
PORR Hochbau West GmbH, pde Integrale Planung GmbH
Type
Architecture, LEAN Management, Office buildings, Commercial building, Residential construction
Runtime
06.2021 - 03.2023
Housing development in the York Quarter in Münster
From barracks site to a new urban quarter
The York Quarter is being developed on the approximately 50-hectare site of the former York Barracks. Parts of the former barracks buildings have been preserved, and some buildings are listed or protected as heritage sites. In addition to residential buildings, the development includes commercial buildings and office space as well as social infrastructure. Even the names of the streets and paths refer to the history of the former British garrison site. For example, construction site C10 is situated on Wiltshire Way, Norfolk Way as well as Wales Boulevard, amongst others.
Two development sites with different scopes of work
On development site C10, PORR constructed four buildings comprising a total of 116 flats, an underground car park with 40 parking spaces, as well as the associated Outdoor facilities. The flats range in size from around 47 to 127 m². In total, the development site has around 8,691 m² of net residential floor area and 16,711 m² of gross floor area.
On development site C6, PORR carried out the shell work and cladding for a further 94 flats. The façade design incorporated, amongst other things, clinker and exposed concrete precast elements, as well as partially recessed clinker shells.
Basements constructed to waterproof standards
The basements, comprising underground car parks and cellar areas, were constructed to waterproof standards. Waterproof concrete structures thus formed an integral part of the structural work on the building plots. Rainwater management was also integrated into the site planning. Rainwater is allowed to infiltrate via retention areas, troughs and drainage ditches on the site.
Integrated planning and construction
On construction site C10, pde Integrale Planung took charge of the general planning, whilst PORR was responsible for the construction work. Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Lean methods were utilised right from the planning stage. During the construction phase, workflows and upcoming steps were coordinated with the participating companies in regular site meetings. Planning and project management thus supported the implementation from the planning process right through to turnkey completion.
New residential use with links to the site’s history
Construction sites C6 and C10 have given rise to new residential buildings within a quarter whose past as a British garrison site remains visible. Preserved existing buildings, the naming of the streets and the new developments link different phases of the site’s development and repurpose the former barracks site.
