Sonnenhof
Jena

© J. MAYER H. Architects
Team: Juergen Mayer H., Jan-Christoph Stockebrand, Christoph Emenlauer, Jens Seiffert, Max Reinhardt, Christian Pälmke
Client: Wohnungsgenossenschaft "Carl Zeiss" eG, Jena
Total Floor Area: approx. 10.000 m2
Building Cost: approx. EUR 14.000.000,-
Project Start: 2008
Expected Completion: 2012

Sonnenhof consists of four new buildings with office and residential spaces. Located on a consolidated number of smaller lots in the historical center of Jena, Germany, the separate structures allow for free access through the grounds. Their placement on the outer edges of the plot defines a small-scale outdoor space congruent with the medieval city structure. Its outdoor facilities continue the building's overall design concept past the edges of the lot. The planned incorporation of commerce, residence and office enables a small-sectioned and flexible pattern of use that also integrates itself conceptually into the surroundings.