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The CUBITY receives the prestigious award for exemplary buildings in the state of Hesse 2020 and goes on a journey to North Rhine-Westphalia as a CUBITY Atelier House
CUBITY receives recognition in the “Exemplary Buildings in the State of Hesse” competition and travels to North Rhine-Westphalia as a CUBITY Atelier House. The CUBITY-LivingLAB now becomes a pioneering place for knowledge transformation in the municipality of Merzenich (Dueren district).
Signing of the Letter of Intent (LOI) for the revitalization of the Morschenich-Alt site in CUBITY
On 7 December 2023, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Municipal Affairs, Building and Digitalization of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, RWE Power AG and the municipality of Merzenich jointly signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) at the Cubity Atelier House regarding the transfer of the village of Morschenich-Alt to the municipality of Merzenich.
Invitation to the press and photo event on 07.12.2023, 13:30 / State of NRW, municipality of Merzenich, RWE Power / CUBITY Atelier House
With the early coal phase-out in 2030, RWE Power AG, the federal government and the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia have agreed to preserve six former lignite villages in the Rhenish mining area. Morschenich-Alt is the first village to be revived. The village of Morschenich-Alt will once again become a lively part of the municipality of Merzenich. With funding from the federal government and the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia, the village is set to become the first “place of the future” in the Rhenish district. This is a milestone for structural change in the Rhenish district.
New addition to the foundation team: Sharon Nathan joins the Findeisen Foundation and is in charge of the CUBITY Atelier House
The Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture is delighted to welcome Sharon Nathan to its team as a new research assistant. Sharon will complete his Master’s degree in Art History and German Studies at the University of Cologne at the end of 2023. He will be working for the Findeisen Foundation from November 2023 and will be in charge of the CUBITY Atelier House in Merzenich, among other things.
Day of Architecture 2023: The CUBITY Atelier House inspires numerous architecture enthusiasts
The Day of Architecture 2023 will take place in North Rhine-Westphalia from June 17 to 18. The Findeisen Foundation will open the doors of the CUBITY Atelier House in Merzenich on June 18 from 1 to 6 p.m. and invites visitors to tour the innovative meeting place for research and education.
Architecture Day 2023: CUBITY Atelier House as a model for sustainable building
The Day of Architecture 2023 will take place in North Rhine-Westphalia from June 17 to 18. The Findeisen Foundation will be opening the doors of the CUBITY Atelier House in Merzenich on June 18 from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. and inviting visitors to tour the innovative meeting place for research and education.
A peaceful Christmas. A contemplative turn of the year. A peaceful and fulfilling year 2023.
If we allow it, Advent is a cozy time – a time for reflection. We have illuminated the inside of the CUBITY Atelier House during the dark Advent and Christmas season – switching on a light as an inner and outer orientation. Because light is the source of life and means hope and warmth for us humans. Light allows us to be productive. It also gives us a sense of security. By illuminating our CUBITY, we send this hope out to people.
Topping-out ceremony of the CUBITY Atelier House in Merzenich
The CUBITY Atelier House celebrated the official topping-out ceremony of the building on September 21, 2022. The event was opened with a welcoming speech by Dipl.-Ing. and architect BDA Markus Schmale. Ina Scharrenbach, MdL, Minister for Home Affairs, Municipal Affairs, Building and Digitalization of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, Georg Gelhausen, Mayor of the municipality of Merzenich and Jens Broeker, District Administration of Dueren, also attended the special event at the centrally located Poolplatz.
Dismantling of CUBITY starts on May 9, 2022
The relocation of CUBITY from its current location in Frankfurt am Main to the Poolplatz in Merzenich (NRW) has begun. Preparatory work on the interior of CUBITY on the corner of Melibocusstrasse and Adolf-Miersch-Strasse in Frankfurt has been underway since the end of April. Outside, the Neuss-based specialist company Preusche GmbH (NRW) has made space for the scaffolding by dismantling the entrance steps and ramp as well as the terrace. The motto for the dismantling is “reuse instead of recycle”. The CUBITY removal is based on the premise of sustainability, prevention of environmental pollution and responsible use of resources. Once the CUBITY building and the foundation stilts have been dismantled, the area on the Nassauischen Heimstätte site will be re-vegetated.
The CUBITY receives the prestigious award for exemplary buildings in the state of Hesse 2020 and goes on a journey to North Rhine-Westphalia as a CUBITY Atelier House
CUBITY receives recognition in the “Exemplary Buildings in the State of Hesse” competition and travels to North Rhine-Westphalia as a CUBITY Atelier House. The CUBITY-LivingLAB now becomes a pioneering place for knowledge transformation in the municipality of Merzenich (Dueren district).
The Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture submits building application for a pioneering location for research, teaching and education in the district of Dueren.
On December 23, 2021, the building application for the new location in Merzenich was officially handed over by the foundation’s Chairman of the Board, Dipl.-Ing. Architect BDA Markus Schmale. “With the prospect of preserving the hereditary forest and the Hambach Forest, the municipality of Merzenich plays a special role in structural development compared to the entire Rhenish district. With the CUBITY Atelier House, our foundation offers a pioneering location for knowledge transformation,” explains Markus Schmale.
CUBITY Atelier House in the municipality of Merzenich
The Britta and Ulrich Findeisen Foundation for Art and Architecture has acquired CUBITY, which was developed by TU Darmstadt for the Solar Declathon Europe in Versailles in 2014, from Deutsche Fertighaus Holding (DFH Group). The building, currently used as the CUBITY-LivingLAB by Nassauischen Heimstätte Wohnstadt in Frankfurt am Main, is to be given a new location on Poolplatz in the municipality of Merzenich from spring 2022 and given a new purpose as a CUBITY Atelier House.
A GOOD AND HEALTHY START INTO 2024!
Photo: TU Darmstadt, CUBITY – Plus Energy + Modular Future Student Living, Location Frankfurt am Main