this is schmidt ploecker's winning entry for frankfurt's hellerhöfe. it will be high quality construction. it will have high quality finishes. 3pane windows. it will likely meet or nearly meet passivhaus.

why is it we only get density in the US, but fail to get any of the rest?

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has vast swaths of 50' wide 'single family' lots.

Instead of replacing character bungalows with big single family homes >>> we could be doing solar powered 8 plexes.

8 new 'Family size' homes with bike garages and built in climate resiliency.

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External walls supported on 100mm concere upstands. Ext insulation to follow. Thermal bridge free detail

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