Architecture firm for residential, educational and social buildings with a focus on sustainable timber construction in Freiburg

Franz und Geyer Freie Architekten und Partner BDA dwb PartGmbB

Gartenstraße 21, 79098 Freiburg, DENew on Amplifa

PartGmbB (Freie Architekten und Partner)Legal form

Joachim Franz, Heinz Geyer, CarstenPartners/Management

Freiburg im BreisgauLocation

About the firm

Franz und Geyer is a Freiburg-based architecture firm in the legal form of a PartGmbB, led by the partners Joachim Franz, Heinz Geyer and Carsten Merkle. The firm provides architectural services across all service phases 1 to 9 of building design as well as urban planning and competition work. The focus of its work lies in housing and social housing, educational buildings such as daycare centres and university buildings, senior and nursing homes as well as public buildings. Recurring clients include, among others, the City of Freiburg, the AWO, Staufenwohnen GmbH & Co. KG, the timeout Foundation and housing cooperatives. In its design work, the firm follows sustainability principles, in particular building with timber, convertibility and deconstructability over the entire life cycle, and demonstrating climate-neutral CO2 balances. Completed projects include senior centres in Weingarten, daycare centres, residential developments in Freiburg and Staufen as well as university buildings.

Site: Freiburg
Processes: Architectural services (service phases 1–9, building design), Urban planning, Competition work, Timber construction/Sustainability-oriented design
Materials: Building design according to HOAI, Competition work, Timber construction/Sustainability
Certificates: Competition successes (1st prizes)
Industries: Residential construction, Social housing, Educational buildings (daycare centres, universities), Senior/nursing homes, Public buildings

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Urban planning/competition
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Building design service phases 1–9
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Sustainability and timber construction planning
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Project support through to completion

Planning services and construction methods

LP 1–9

Building design according to HOAI

Architectural services across all service phases from foundation through to client support after completion.

Competition work

Work on architectural and urban planning competitions as well as VgV procedures with multiple 1st prizes.

Timber construction/Sustainability

Design of sustainable buildings with a focus on timber construction, convertibility and deconstructability.

Location

Freiburg

Office/Headquarters

Projects

**AWO Senior Centre Weingarten**New build · Senior/nursing homes

**Residential development Gaisgraben Süd, Staufen**Residential building · Housing company

**Daycare Centre at the Auwald**Educational building · City of Freiburg

**Nursing Home Kenzingen**Renovation and new build · Care

**Residential high-rise Bugginger Straße 2**Residential building · Freiburg

**Multi-family house Wasser**Residential building · New build

Inside the production

Industries

Residential constructionSocial housingEducational buildings (daycare centres, universities)Senior/nursing homesPublic buildings

Additional services

Architectural services (service phases 1–9, building design)Urban planningCompetition workTimber construction/Sustainability-oriented design

Reference customers

City of FreiburgAWOStaufenwohnen GmbH & Co. KGtimeout FoundationHousing cooperative

Quality and competitions

The firm has achieved multiple first prizes in architectural and urban planning competitions as well as VgV procedures, including for the AWO senior centres Weingarten, the urban planning competition Kronenwiese in Offenburg and the competition Hochstraße Lahr.

Evidence	Freiburg
Competition successes (1st prizes)