GREENGATE MALLENSEE SSQ

SUSTAINABLE SMART QUARTIER SSQ

A holistic look into the future of urban expansion or settlement planning must take ecological, economic and social aspects into account equally. At Mellensee in Kaulsdorf the proposal examines the development of a small, intelligent neighborhood in the community of 6,500 residents about 30 km south of Berlin. The project is called “Mellensee Sustainable Smart Quartier” (Mellensee SSQ): around 100 waterfront residential units and various public buildings for around 500 people are being built on an area of ​​around 8 hectares, the innovative technical equipment of which is likely to be relatively unique in the Berlin-Brandenburg region.

Out of respect for the existing environment and to enhance the natural beauty of the surroundings and the lakes, we propose the new settlement with the lake, through small canals that can be used to connect the houses. Some houses could be built on islands and be accessible via wooden bridges.

General plan

View towards the Zossenlake

Family houses

Senior apartments

Small houses

Anyone who lives at Mellensee should be able to enjoy living in the countryside. Through so-called organic Quarter houses everything is integrated into its natural surroundings.

Technical systems are harmoniously integrated into the surroundings. These and numerous green spaces are intended to offer young and old maximum quality of life. The intended uses make a contribution to cross-generational use promoted together. Mellensee SSQ combines economic, ecological and social aspects of urban planning and practical implementation in an exemplary manner.

The focus is on using energy as efficiency as possible through a range of energy-saving technologies as well as new solutions for energy production, storage and distribution. The plan is to install solar energy systems and a smart grid which includes the communicative networking and control of power generators, storage devices, electrical consumers and network operating resources in energy transmission and distribution networks for electricity supply. This enables optimization and monitoring of the interconnected components. The aim is to ensure the energy supply based on efficient and reliable system operation) as well as a battery storage network throughout the district – i.e. both in residential buildings and in public or semi-public facilities.

Modern ICT (information and communication technology) will control both the storage systems and the flow of electricity in order to compensate for load fluctuations from solar and wind power production and to always provide sufficient energy.

Central computers are set up to control the energy and information network. Not only the building technology but also all household appliances can then be controlled via the Internet television as a user interface.

Fuel cells are also being installed that generate clean electricity from water and oxygen at night and when it is cloudy and generate hot water from process heat. The buildings are equipped with intelligent, networked technology, e.g. light and motion sensors, heating systems connected to the Internet, lamps that regulate the brightness according to the ambient light.