Building with Earth: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture

191 Cultural, Educational and Sacral Buildings

Architects: ask architects, Hermann Scheidt,
Frank Kasprusch, Berlin, Germany
Completed: 2005
Area: 385 m^2

This pedagogically supervised facility offers
local children and young people opportuni-
ties for active leisure activities and play.
A 32.5-m-long massive rammed earth wall
subdivides the building and serves to con-
serve thermal energy and balance atmos-
pheric humidity.
The glazed southern facade provides pas-
sive delivery of solar energy. The northern
outer wall was decorated by graffiti artists
with the participation of the young people.
The green roof absorbs 70% of rainfall; the
remainder drains off onto the adjacent site.

Youth Centre at Spandau, Berlin, Germany