The metropolitan region of Nürnberg is growing. But not only that. Changes in organization, operation networks, job opportunities, demographic change, new ways of life, as well as immigration and integration, all require a flexible city and a new approach. Representing such change is the

Südstadt Nürnberg.

The project Südberg, the construction of a complete city block, illustrates how Nürnberg can master its current and future problems sustainably.

At street level, the

building block and city are interwoven.

At the open entrances to the courtyard, both ornamental and drinking fountains make the summer heat bearable and provide incentives to use the new front areas. The new, small but fine Galvanipark in the north offers green areas with trees.
The different commercial and residential spaces on the ground floor are arranged on different sides of the building. Public facilities are located on the busy street-sides. A day-care center, shops, cafés and such, provide essential and recreational facilities. The apartments on the ground floor facing the quieter Schillerstraße are designed as a raised ground floor.
The spacious green courtyard, which is open to the public, is freely accessible through five entrances. The central green area is raised above the level of the passageways and offers diverse seating as well as a play area and a bathing fountain.

Based on a repeating 3.60 m grid, the solid construction not only ensures an economical build, but also offers endless possibilities for the flexible design of a variety of

living typologies.

Within one axis, two-room apartments can be arranged, and across two axes, three to four-room apartments can be created. A logical differentiation between the various apartment sizes is achieved through the staggering of levels to the courtyard.