Münster

York-Quartier (Construction Site C6 +C10)

From old barracks to modern residential district

Westphalian urban living with a British legacy: the York-Quartier

Construction sites C 6 and C 10 are two of a total of 10 construction sites that have been built on the former site of the York Barracks, which was once a British garrison. The York Quarter is a completely new urban quarter covering 50 hectares with commercial space, offices, social infrastructure, and apartments, offering an attractive living space in the Gremmendorf district. In order to keep the history of the former British barracks site alive in the future, the city of Münster decided to name the streets, paths, and boulevards being built there after British counties. Construction site C 10 is located on Wiltshireweg, Norfolkweg, and Wales Boulevard.

On construction site C 10, the building construction team built four turnkey buildings with 116 apartments, including an underground car park for 40 cars and all the outdoor facilities. The apartments range in size from 47 to 127 m². The total living space is 8,691 m² with a gross floor area of 16,711 m². On construction site C6, 94 residential units were built on a total area of approx. 8,333 m². The team was responsible for the shell construction and facing work. The demanding facing work, which involved the use of prefabricated clinker elements, prefabricated exposed concrete elements, and the consideration of partially recessed clinker shells, required intensive work preparation and scheduling. The basements of the individual building components, including the underground car park and cellars, are being constructed using waterproof construction methods as a “white tank.”

Strong team performance: PORR subsidiaries impressed in partnership

The building construction and pde Integrale Planung impressed as close partners in the total contractor competition. While pde acted as general planner on construction site C10, the construction work was carried out by PORR. The close cooperation that was successfully implemented during the competition process was also continued in the project. Planning for the project began in a networked approach using a digital planning method (BIM) and LEAN standards, and was implemented accordingly by the building construction team during the construction process. The challenge was that the entire basement and underground car park were designed as waterproof constructions requiring the use of waterproof concrete. All rainwater falling on the property seeped away entirely on the property – in retention areas, troughs, and infiltration ditches.

Resource and construction time optimization on an equal footing

The success factors in the York Quartier project were close cooperation and collaboration between all project participants: At the weekly construction meetings, processes were analyzed, goals for the following weeks were set, and a review was conducted to determine whether the set goals had been achieved, with the help of targeted moderation and the involvement of subcontractors. The visualization of the processes ensured that all components relevant to the construction process were taken into account and presented transparently.