The project
Construction of an earthen community house at the intercultural garden Berlin-Marzahn
Duration
01. August 2005 - 22. December 2005
Participants
Architects, engineers, artisans within a qualification in earth building techniques
Project management / contact person
Dipl. Ing. Manuela Hanstein
Dipl. Ing. Ute Mai
Project target
Planning and construction of an earthen community house as meeting place for common activities and intercultural exchange
The community house consists of a leisure room with a kitchenette, two toilets, one of them in handicap accessible design.
Project steps
After completion of the permit and execution planning following crafts were executed: construction of fundaments, bottom plate and socket, erection of the timber post structure and the ridge roof.
- Building of the green roof
- Brick work with adobes
- Fabrication and installation of the partition wall insulation made from light clay mixed with straw
- Installation of doors, windows and window shutters
- Rendering of inner and outer walls
- Tiling
- Wooden lagging of the roof pitch
- Paintwork
The waterproofing of the roof and the sanitary and electric installation have been carried out by speciality firms.
Earth building expert Irmela Fromme taught introductory courses and gave practical instruction.
The project was funded by
- Programm Stadtumbau - Ost, Programmteil Aufwertung