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How do you get feedback on the architecture of an apartment that has not yet been built? To do so, wohnvoll AG teamed up with “Grundrisse in Lebensgröße” in their industrial loft in Berlin Lichtenberg to test three draft apartment floor plans with users, by constructing a life-size model using lightweight walls and furniture.

The population structure in Germany is changing. The number of people aged at least 60 has risen by 27 percent in the past nine years, and with it the need for housing suitable for senior citizens.

The first plots of land have been developed and the first wohnvoll village is scheduled to open next year. But wohnvoll AG is not resting on its laurels and plans to test the service, digital and interior concept in an existing property even before the first of its own new buildings opens, to learn from the experience gained.

We are very attractive for a local community because we build for the older generation in an affordable, beautiful and forthcoming environment without forcing the residents to move.

We build properties with a high design standard, with higher-quality facades that are for example bricked, with balconies that are integrated into the building instead of being placed in front of it. We plan windows that are as large as possible to provide the rooms with plenty of light.

I'm responsible for the digital products, but also for making sure that the left hand talks to the right. If you look at existing projects, you often see that the ideas of the project developer and operator were different. The architecture does not match what the operator needs. I add something. I add something else.

In the past few years, we have questioned many senior citizens about their needs and looked at existing concepts. Assisted living has been considered, until now, purely from a care provider’s perspective. This needs to change. We want to offer a client orientated approach, in which half the residents live without any degree of care