When carrying out the thermal renovation of its buildings, the social housing agency Stadt und Land of Berlin set up a steering committee composed of the district’s residents, a key factor of success of the aesthetic and technical upgrading project carried out by CitéCréation on the buildings.
The population of this social housing estate dating from the 1960s had the particularity of being very old (over 70 years old) and isolated.
How could their isolation be brought to an end and the degraded image of the estate, suffering from a 20% vacancy rate, restored?
Imagined with the representatives of the inhabitants, the wall design covering 6,000 m² invites the onlooker to discover more than 150 birds painted on the buildings, with links to the neighbouring park, one of the largest in Berlin. The transformation of the facades also called on the artistic spirit of Berlin’s art nouveau period of the 1920s in order to break with the uniformity of the buildings and create a harmonious rhythm.
In two years, this estate has seen its vacancy rate fall to zero, and it has been transformed into a place visited by a large number of schools in the neighbouring area. The living environment has been completely changed for the well-being of the residents, while the presence of children brings back joy and life to the elderly tenants.
This monumental mural design project was awarded the German National Urban Policy Prize 2010. In two years, this estate has seen its vacancy rate fall to zero, and it has been transformed into a place visited by a large number of schools in the neighbouring area. The living environment has been completely changed for the well-being of the residents, while the presence of children brings back joy and life to the elderly tenants.
This monumental mural design project was awarded the German National Urban Policy Prize 2010.
Cost of the monumental mural design project:
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*Excluding scaffolding, surface preparation, team facilities, site office with access to water.
