B&O Mehrfamilienhaus, Bad Aibling

The City of Wood is the architectural realisation of an ecological vision for the future. The energy self-sufficient garden city with space for living, learning and working is being developed on the site of a former US base.

The desired mix of generations and social groups is guaranteed by a diverse range of building typologies. In the centre of the complex, two multi-storey volumes with affordable living space are lined up in the generously structured development plan. The family-friendly units comprise 2 to 4 rooms and open up to the park-like outdoor space via sunny loggias.

Their construction consists of load-bearing timber frame walls with prefabricated concrete ceilings; for cost reasons, no basement was built. The buildings are designed as efficiency houses 55 and are connected to the estate’s local heating system.