PROTESTANT CHRISTCHURCH

View from the high street

View from the high street

PROTESTANT CHRISTCHURCH

The rectory and the church are typical german brick buildings from the 50’s. After analysing the buildingstructure from the year 2009, the church’s thermal heating demand was at 187kWh/m²a and the rectories thermal heatimg demand 130kWh/m²a.

The church is located at the end of the high street in Heinsberg- with a prominent site. The building itself should not change it’s outward apperience becoause of monument conservation. Because of this, we had to use an internal insulation.

concept sketch

concept sketch

A W A R D

The PROTESTANT CHRISTCHURCH in Heinsberg is the first passive house of an existing building with internal insulation.

Section AA

Section AA

Section BB

Section BB

Model

Model

Views into the church

The facade

Ground floor

Ground floor

F A C T S

LOCATION

Heinsberg, Germany

PROCEDURE

Energetic Retrofit

Floor space

485 m²

Energy reference area

393 m²

Thermal heating demand

HWB  17 kWh/m²a

Energy standard

Passive house for existing buildings

Viwe inside the sanctuary

Basement floor

Basement floor