This is a 16 unit settlement on a former orchard and market garden site, with the unusual neighbour of an enormous television tower. Developed by a group led by Falk Munchbach, who had been involved with Moorwiesengraben, this project took 5 years until construction began in 1999. They used the same architect as in Moorwiesengraben, Heidrun Buhse, and got ConPlan involved in the late planning stages.
20 adults and 20 children inhabit 6 buildings on just over 5000 m2. There is a common house but no regular common dinners and not a strong community feeling, although they have an annual review with good attendance, a choir and 2 working days a year. Although the founder wanted a permaculture village, the residents have not agreed on this, and there is no common vision for the ongoing development of the neighbourhood. However there is a very pleasant feel about the place, and as with other developments I visited in Germany, there is more interaction than in a standard housing cluster.
20 adults and 20 children inhabit 6 buildings on just over 5000 m2. There is a common house but no regular common dinners and not a strong community feeling, although they have an annual review with good attendance, a choir and 2 working days a year. Although the founder wanted a permaculture village, the residents have not agreed on this, and there is no common vision for the ongoing development of the neighbourhood. However there is a very pleasant feel about the place, and as with other developments I visited in Germany, there is more interaction than in a standard housing cluster.
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