Exemplary renovation of a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Peterholzstraße 48
May 2023
Completion of preparation of the outdoor facilities
End of the modernization measure
January 2023
Start of preparing the outdoor facilities">Start of preparing the outdoor facilities
December 2022
Lift system completed
Access route for ramp construction completed
November 2022
Arcade surfaces refurbished
October 2022
Glass façade completed
Apartments completed
July 2022
Stairwell opened to install window
Start of work on heating systems 2 and 3
Boxes under arcades renovated
June 2022
Excavation work carried out for ramp construction at the rear of the building
Work completed on heating system 1
April 2022
Work completed on heating system 5
Work begun on heating system 1
January 2022
Work completed on heating system 6
Work begun on heating system 5
Heat pump system completed
November 2021
Work begun on heating system 6
October 2021
Geothermal drilling, heat pump system set up
July-November 2021
Cellar distribution reorganised
New heating control centre installed
July 2021
Construction begins
May 2021
Historic building permit received
April 2021
Building permit received
February 2021
Historic building permit applied for
December 2020
Building permit applied for from the city of Dessau Roßlau
February 2020
Grant approval received with corresponding funding from the state of Saxony-Anhalt
March 2018
Funding application submitted
July 2017
Arcade houses designated as a UNESCO Bauhaus World Heritage Site
2015
Initial coordination, analysis and consideration processes begin
Modernisation work will take place from the 3rd quarter of 2021 until the 3rd quarter of 2022. The stae of Saxony-Anhalt is providing funding of 1.55 million euros.
“Living in a historic building” – since 2017, the arcade houses have formed part of the UNESCO Bauhaus World Heritage Site. The utilisation concept emphasised by UNESCO has a unique selling point, as it has existed in this form since 1929. The modernisation of Peterholzstrasse 48 is intended to create a link between a historic building with cultural aspirations and lively, future-proof dwelling.
The following extensive modernisation measures are being implemented at Peterholzstrasse 48:
- Improvement of accessibility through:
- Installation of a lift that stops on all floors, including the basement
- Construction of a ramp at the rear of the house to facilitate access to the house and garden
- Installation of a shower with floor-level access in all flats
- Replacement of the central heating systems with modern, more efficient heating systems
- Conversion of the central drinking water pipes to a decentralised system
- Increase in the electrical rating, allowing more electrical end devices to be used
- Insulation of the inner walls
- Removal of the plastic apartment windows and installation of more thermally efficient wooden windows based on the historic plans
- Installation of external sun protection on the south-facing windows of the apartments to reduce the heat creation in summer
The apartments have been undergoing ongoing renovation work since November 2021. So far, we have insulated the interior walls of the building, renovated the bathrooms (including installing showers with floor-level access), replaced the windows based on the historic plans and installed external sun protection on the apartment windows. Decentralised drinking water pipes were also installed in the course of this work.