Building with earth - Gernot MINKE (1)

Youth Centre at Spandau, Berlin,
Germany
This pedagogically supervised facility offers
local children and young people opportunities
for active leisure activities and play.
A 32.5-m-long massive rammed earth wall
subdivides the building and serves to conserve
thermal energy and balance atmospheric
humidity.
The glazed southern facade provides passive
delivery of solar energy. The northern
outer wall was decorated by graffiti artists
with the participation of the young people.
The green roof absorbs 70% of rainfall; the
remainder drains off onto the adjacent site.
Architects: ask architects, Hermann Scheidt,
Frank Kasprusch, Berlin, Germany
Completed: 2005
Area: 385 m 2
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Cultural, Educational and Sacral Buildings