NEW YORK: The two hundred and fifty-seventh entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.
As the American military footprint shrinks in Germany, cities that were once home to sprawling bases have had to face the vexing question of just what to do with all that real estate. In the southwestern city of Mannheim, where the U.S. Army’s Benjamin Franklin Village was recently shuttered, officials are now moving forward on plans to redevelop it. For one of the major barracks in that complex, Funari, they turned to Dutch architecture firm MVRDV and housing developer Traumhaus.
That partnership has just released its plans for the future of Funari: a pedestrianized residential development, designed as a patchwork of different housing and gardens. Meant to appeal to a wide range of people, the houses will range in size and style. Each, though, will come with its own garden. The complex will feature two apartment blocks as a way to accommodate students, on one side, and the elderly, on the other.
