Freimundo Cooperative Housing
Type: Open competition for cooperative housing - honorable mention
Location: Munich-Neufreimann, Germany
Client: Kooperative Großstadt eG
Team: Ana Filipović, Philipp Mecke, Paula Riebel, Cecilia Fossati
Structural engineering: Schnetzer Puschs, Berlin
Landscape architecture: Kraft Raum, Düsseldorf
Fire safety: AMA Brandschutz, Berlin
Interior model: Justus Smolnik
Year: 2023
We suggest reduced area for individual apartments and therefore larger spaces for the collective. We propose a network of shared spaces: ones directed towards the entire neighbourhood, placed in the ground-floor and the terrace, and ones directed to sub-collectives, i.e. residents of one floor, organized around the cores. These covered, but open spaces on the one hand offer natural light and ventilation to the cores as places of encounter, and on the other offer an extension to individual apartments for processes of care and maintenance shared among a smaller group of residents.
The "breathing house" principle comes to life through the integration of combined rooms alongside sub-community spaces. These versatile, "combinable" areas are outfitted with compact sanitary facilities, enabling them to operate independently of the primary residence. They can be leased as autonomous workspaces or temporary living quarters, offering flexibility for residents. With separate entrances to the sub-community spaces, they facilitate broader public access and act as a bridge connecting the two units. Moreover, we envision adaptable individual spaces that seamlessly integrate with or detach from an apartment, enhancing the building's future utility. This approach opens up numerous possibilities for adjusting the size of specific areas, providing scalability in the use of the overall space.