Construction has begun on Traumhaus Funari, a 2,700 sq m redevelopment of a former US army barracks by Dutch architect MVRDV in Mannheim, southwest Germany.
Traumhaus Funari will be one of five new districts in the redevelopment of the city’s Franklin quarter.
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MVRDV is working with prefabricated housing firm Traumhaus on creating variations of its house designs. These will offer residents a choice of materials, sizes and interior layouts.
Traumhaus Funari’s first phase will include 124 single-family homes and 26 apartments.
Winy Maas, MVRDV’s founder, said: "Traumhaus has already shown how a systematic construction approach can increase affordability and accessibility in housing.
"With Traumhaus Funari we want to take the next step, creating a model that retains this affordability while challenging lifestyle expectations. In Funari we are creating something that is more sustainable and more social – a model that can be replicated across Germany and beyond, to the benefit of everyone."
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The project is close to another MVRDV barracks redevelopment project, the 1,440,000 sq m Franklin Mitte neighbourhood, which will contain a mixture of housing types and four brightly coloured residential buildings that spell out the word "HOME" in a diagonal line through the development.
Images courtesy of MVRDV/Traumhaus