Public Voting for Heinze Award

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We count on you: Vote for our projects and tell us your opinion. Do you think that the Jewish Memorial in Ahlem deservers five stars? Or does the church “Christuskirche”? What is your impression of the eight nurseries in Hanover or of the Adult Education Center? Do you like our office space as much as … Read more

Colloquium in the monastery Volkenroda – continuing sacred spaces

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On July 7th and 8th the colloquium »Reformationˡen« (engl: reformations) took place in Volkenroda (Thuringia). Prof. Gesche Grabenhorst discussed the topic of transforming church buildings with the member of the High Consistory Christian Fuhrmann and the Berlin architect Klaus Block. Within the current theme of the changing situation of churches in Germany, the 500th anniversary … Read more

Topping out of the hotel and bank

Another topping out of a building soon to be finished – and one of our biggest so far! The future hotel and bank building in Goettingen celebrated the roofing ceremony on June 22nd. After winning the competition in 2011, construction works started in 2015. Now the structure is complete – we are thanking all participating … Read more

Built atmospheres – film and architecture

How does film and architecture influence each other? What do they have to offer to each other, what are the preconditions? If you would like to discuss the medium film with us, then you are welcomingly invited on June 21st 2017 from 8 p.m. in our office in Georgstrasse 38. Volker Schreiner and Prof. Gesche … Read more

A new primary school center for Boizenburg

Within the realization competition for the extension of the school center in Boizenburg, we won the first prize. The existing primary school “Ludwig-Reinhard Grundschule” will be renovated and extended by a new construction, so that the entire complex will have a floor space of 3,000 square meters. Our design continues with the clearly organized structure … Read more

Welcome to the shortlist

Every year and also in 2017 the PLAN Award will be awarded in 19 categories. Even two of our projects are on this year’s shortlist for the award competing against international projects: the international choir in the church “Christuskirche” in the category “public space” and the conversion of our very own architecture studio in the … Read more

Next phase reached!

The topping-out wreath was hanging in the air on Tuesday signalizing the environment that the Learning Center for Social and Emotional Development in Hanover is progressing and one step closer to completion. President of the region Jagau, Mrs. Nippold from the Center as well as Roger Ahrens expressed their congratulations to all parties involved and … Read more

Topping out ceremony for a single family house

On Friday, the finished structure of the single family house in Hanover has been celebrated. The topping out ceremony offered the possibility of wishing luck to the clients in their future home. The house appears much closed towards the street reacting to the desire of the family for privacy. This position thus results in a … Read more

From Hanover to New York – an article about the International Choir in „Architectural Record“

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It is mid-December, the sky is grey, but the mood is excited – Roger Ahrens is showing Mary Pepchinksi who is writing for “Architectural Record” based in New York the new rehearsal space for the International Choir. The project convinces with its exceptional concept not only reviving the church but giving the choir a new … Read more