KRONSBERG, HANNOVER

GERMANY
MOHD AZMAN BIN SAMER
NURUL AMERA BINTI NAZMAN
FAUZIAH BINTI YAMAY

A141428
A141565
A140013

Hannover in Europe

Introduction
Model for the sustainable urban development
Kronsberg is a new eco-district in Hannover built on 1200

hectares of mainly agricultural land at the city margins.

The district is located in the South-East of the city and

represented the last remaining area in Hannover suitable for a

large-scale building project.

Kronsberg is close to the countryside, yet enjoying all the

advantages offered by an urban neighborhood: excellent

transport connections, jobs, cultural, commercial and leisure
centers and facilities.

Hannover City of Garden

Around 50% of the city area is green space, making a major

contribution to the quality of urban life.

Many parks and garden

A good place to live
Culture
Environment
Urban lifestyle
Amenities

THE PROJECT
The 32 terraced houses in Hannover Kronsberg are arranged in four rows

with eight houses each row. This arrangement offers the advantage of
reduced envelope surface area to volume ratio. The houses are type
buildings which are available in three sizes with 79, 97, and 120 m^2 floor
area respectively.

Overall concept enforced through clauses in land sale contract and

planning permission contract. Approximate 50% subsidies housing.

2700 units in 3-5storey apartment houses.

300 2-storey private terraced houses

PASSIVE HOUSE STANDARD

The super insulated houses with mechanical ventilation and heat

recovery proofed to provide high thermal comfort with extreme low

specific heat energy consumption of about 15 kWh/ (m^2a). This is
an energy conservation of about 75% compared to conventional
buildings.

The main intention of this project was to show, that heat supply in

passive houses can be realized by warming up the supply air of the

balanced ventilation system. So these houses have no conventional
heating system with radiators, except one in the bathroom

Construction
Wall and roofs are made of light-wooden construction. The core of building

of the building, the cross-walls and end-walls are made of prefabricated

concrete element.

This modular allow cost reduction, so it was possible to achieve pure

building costs that are as low as for conventional building.

Green space Concept

Landscaping of semi-natural school playground

Grass Roof
Minimizing built-up areas
Remarkable positive commitment planners.

Semi-Natural Rainwater Infiltration

Construction of 11 km of infiltration trench system
Copes with all street rainwater run-off, even cloudbursts.

N n

ENERGY

 All the built structure were to meet Low Energy

House Standard (LEH).

This was possible only when the design had a

compact building form with few projections and

recessions.

This was possible through

thicker insulation layers of walls
airtight and windproof building envelopes
avoidance of thermal bridges
installation of very well insulations windows.

ENVIRONMENT
ECOLOGICAL
Energy Efficiency
STANDARDSENERGY
Optimization at Kronsberg

SOLAR
CITY
Solar district heating system
Passive solar houses : Passive solar houses in the project

use heat exchangers to meet their heating needs. One of

the CHP plants is run by fuel cells, and was a
demonstration project for the Exposition.
Wind turbines : Two wind turbines provide 3,000 dwellings

with electricity.
Photovoltaic cell technology.

DISTRICT
HEATING
Decentral cogeneration heating plant
Compulsory connection to the network
Only 5% more expensive than

new-build developments with

district heating connections elsewhere
in the city

WIND
ENERGY
The most important

renewable energy source

on Kronsberg is wind
power.

Tow large and one smaller

wind turbines to provide

enough energy for 3,000
houses

TRANSPORTATION
&
CONNECTIVITY

TRAM S Bahn Hannover

A new direct light rail transit service links the settlement with the city

centre (17 minutes).

Three tram stops serve Kronsberg, each within easy walking distance

of all homes, and providing a fast service to Hanover city centre.

The transport systems has been specially designed to enable disabled

access.

TRAFFIC CALMING

In the residential area the car access is forbidden, except for

Kronsberg residents. Narrow sections on the roads, 30 kph zones,
and priority to the right at junctions, are effective traffic calming
measures.

PARKING SPACE

Car parking spaces are mainly arranged in small areas, either set
into the hill-side or at ground level.

To reduce the parking space needs in the inner courts, a parking

space ratio of 0.8 per apartment was set at Kronsberg.

This was compensated for by a 0.2 increase in the ratio for

parking spaces on the public streets, which means that they are
better used over the day, and the area needed for motorised
access in built-up areas is reduced.

CYCLE PRIORITY LAYOUT

HANNOVER ENVIRONMENT
City of Gardens

Providing places for people to live in an environmentally-

friendly way
50% of the area is greenspace

HOUSING AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT

80% of the building land owned by the city.
Concept enforced through clauses in land sale contracts and

planning permission contracts.

50% subsidised housing.

2,700 units of 3-5 storey apartments houses.
300 of 2-storey private terrace houses.

WATER CONCEPT

Natural water balanced retained

SEMI-NATURAL RAINWATER
INFILTRATION

PONDS

Water as design
Construction of 11km

of infiltration trench
systems known as
Mulden-Rigolen
Copes with all street

rainwater run-ff, even

coldbursts.

element in the
courtyards.
Diverse planning and

landscapping solutions.
Infiltration and

evaporation.

WASTE CONCEPT
Home Composting
HOUSEHOLD WASTE

CONSTRUCTION WASTE
Preventive waste

Pre-sorting
30% reduction in waste

volumes: 154kg/household

management planning on
building sites
86% pre-sorting of waste

and recyclables

GREEN SPACE CONCEPT

retaining & enhancing a unique landscape on the city margins

Landscaping of semi-natural school playgrounds
Well-designed green inner courts with enjoyable

water features

Extensive games and sports park for individual

use