Kita Social Welfare Organisation Free Christian Community (SFC) Bremen

The new daycare centre run by Sozialwerk der Freien Christengemeinde e.V. is part of the urban development concept ‘Quartier am Alten Sportplatz’ in Bremen-Oslebshausen. A total of four buildings are being constructed: two residential buildings, in which serviced flats and apartments for shared care living are planned, a daycare centre and an administration building.

The first part of the overall project to be completed was the daycare centre with 80 places in the western part of the site. The new building comprises two nursery groups, a kitchen area and the administration on the ground floor, as well as three elementary groups, a multi-purpose area and meeting rooms on the upper floor. Located in the middle of the residential area, the new daycare centre is an anchor point for families and is helping to stabilise social infrastructure in the district.

The building is a solid structure with two full storeys. The octagonal structure has an elegant Z-shape. The main entrance is located on the western side facing Am alten Sportplatz street. To create a dynamic façade, the exterior walls are constructed as double-shell masonry with red facing bricks arranged in an irregular pattern – a so-called random bond. An external balcony on the upper floor leads to the outside via a staircase. The parapet runs diagonally upwards or downwards on the individual walls, creating the image of a folded roof. This is designed as a wooden rafter roof with extensive greening and is partly equipped with a photovoltaic system.

The outdoor storage area for rubbish, play equipment and bicycles is located in the northern part of the nursery grounds. The storage area is planned as a lightweight metal and wood construction and will have a flat roof with a green roof. Located on the former wasteland of a small forest, the nursery is surrounded by protected outdoor play areas and is connected to the footpath through the neighbourhood park via an access path.

Once the nursery has been completed, the operator’s new administration building will be constructed on the site of the former police station on Oslebshauser Heerstraße.