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Residential area for German wind farm personnel to be built

By: Tom Russell 06/09/2018 Borkum Hafen Immobilien GmbH

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Borkum Hafen Immobilien GmbH is currently developing a residential area for personnel working on offshore wind farms. As part of integrated urban development concept, apartments are being constructed in the district of Reede.

Together with the Viennese architectural office, Delugan Meissl Associated Architects and Nordseeheilbad Borkum GmbH, Borkum Hafen Immobilien GmbH are developing a concept for the development of offshore service quarters on the northern and eastern bank of the island’s former naval harbour.

There are now ten offshore wind farms with 551 turbines in the North Sea off Borkum which require regular maintenance — further farms are in construction. Until now, the engineers, mechanics and technicians have had to commute every day from their place of residence or stay in nearby hotels.

Kai-Uwe Thase, authorised signatory of Borkum Hafen Immobilien GmbH, commented: “It’s an immense effort for colleagues working offshore to make the trip to their demanding place of work every day. It’s a major relief if they can live comfortably and as close as possible for the period of their work. And for companies employing offshore employees, the apartments represent a huge saving in cost.

“Our aim is to design quarters which after hard days at work but also during periods of poor weather, offer ideal facilities for life beside the job with a kiosk, barbecue site, communal kitchens and common rooms, a fitness room, laundry areas and storage options. Added to this, of course, is the fact that the location is directly in the harbour, thereby offering the shortest conceivable route to the ship”, Thase added.

As well as many design improvements, the aim is to develop quarters with zero CO₂ emissions. The objective is to run the heating and drive vehicles using electricity from wind turbines. A corresponding heat pump and e-car sharing concept tailored to fit the irregular wind power feed, is currently in development.

The development of the accommodation is to be divided into two phases. The first construction phase consists of around 100 residential units for offshore service employees and will be completed by spring 2020. The individual apartments are designed as small-scale units (roughly 30 to 50 square metres in size) for periodic occupation by offshore workers. Both the direct waterside location in the former naval harbour and the amenities in the apartments are to be designed to facilitate a comfortable, modern lifestyle. There will be balconies and patios as well as numerous rooms designed for communal use.

Besides the accommodation, Borkum Hafen Immobilien GmbH is also creating the necessary infrastructure, for example various shopping facilities but also leisure offers. A new fuelling station for service ships has already been completed and plans for the next steps are in full swing: Currently, a choice has to be made between architectural designs, and thought is being given to designing the open spaces but also restaurants and bars as well as a cinema for all inhabitants of the island. Around 140 residential units are to be built in the second construction phase. Realisation of the second construction phase depends on whether the expected demand for the first 100 apartments actually materialises.

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