Day Care Center Regensburg Quarter Nuremberg

Construction of a day-care center with a crèche (2 groups), kindergarten (2 groups) and a family center

Restricted competition 2016, 1st price
Building planning and realization 2021-2024
Commissioned: HOAI §34 LPh 1-5

Client: SW Nürnberg
Project manager: GCA Nürnberg
Tenders and site supervision: Anton Graf, Nürnberg
Landscape architects: Freiraumplanung Mrachacz, Nürnberg
Structural engineer: Ingenieurbüro Welker, Herzogenaurach
HVAC: Kaiser-Amm, Forchheim
Fire Consultant: Ingenieurbüro Teucke, Nürnberg
Building Physics: Basic, Gundelsheim
Kitchen planning: Tarnofsky & Kirmeier, Neuburg am Inn
Photos: Marcus Bredt, Berlin

Team: Armin Behles, Jasper Jochimsen, Lorenza D´Orazio, Maria Savignano, Sarah Strohbach, Bela Schwier

A daycare and family center that are operated by the city of Nuremberg are part of the > Regensburg Quarter in Nuremberg.

The day-care center creates a transition between the new four- to five-storey buildings and the listed terraced houses from the Nazi era to the east (architect: Albert Speer, 1939). One of two protected oaks in the garden stands directly in front of the new building's façade. To avoid damaging its roots, a loggia-shaped recess has been incorporated on the ground floor. For the benefit of the tree canopy, the structure is set back on the upper floor, forming an outdoor terrace. The garden can be accessed via an external staircase at the "tail" of the building, which also serves as an escape route.

The main entrance opens onto the Quartiersplatz. A central, open staircase connects the two levels of the entrance hall. Kindergarten rooms are located on the ground floor, with daycare (crèche) rooms above. All group rooms are oriented to the southeast, facing the garden. A multi-purpose room above the family center can also be used for events. Deliveries and waste disposal are handled via a service entrance at the northeast end.

The day-care center continues and interprets the façade principles established for the entire quarter. The rendered façades facing the alleys are more varied and robust, while the courtyard façade is more restrained and delicate.

To expedite construction, the building utilizes hollow core slabs of prestressed concrete and prefabricated wall elements.