Ways of Life Campus
Location: Scheid, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Germany
Typology: Residential, working, community, culture, education, ecology, permaculture
Client: Ways of Life collective
Area: 33.000 m2
Status: Ongoing
Materials: Natural and recycled materials
Collaboration: Local community, additional architects, whose projects have been built or are in planning process: Atelier Alter, Boris Bernaskoni BIT, Casey Wang, DnA – Xu Tiantian, J. MAYER H. und Partner, Pezo von Ellrichshausen, Saady Badawy, SsD – Jinhee Park, Studio Anna Heringer, Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, The Open Workshop, Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop
Participating offices during the initial Ways of Life exhibition “experimenta urbana” in Kassel and workshop in Waldeck-Scheid (2017): Atelier Alter, Boris Bernaskoni BIT, Christoph Hesse Architects, DOGMA, Fake Industries Architectural Agonism, J. MAYER H. und Partner, KWK Promes – Robert Konieczny, noa, ORG – Organization for Permanent Modernity, Penda – Chris Precht, Pezo von Ellrichshausen, RICA, SsD – Jinhee Park, Somatic Collaborative, Stinessen Arkitektur, Studio Anna Heringer, Tatiana Bilbao Estudio, The Open Workshop, Yamazaki Kentaro Design Workshop
Ways of Life is a collaborative community project situated on the Scheid Peninsula at Lake Edersee. It will incorporate ecological and socially oriented building concepts, complemented by permaculture gardens and regenerative green spaces, with the goal of exploring new ways of living in the rural context. The initiative features residential buildings, guest houses, seminar rooms, public common areas, and spaces for hands-on construction and exhibitions. Key elements include the Three Columns, which provide atelier, kitchen, and meeting spaces; the Chapel of Light, a contemplative structure developed in collaboration with the neighboring church community; and The Open House, a venue for cultural and ecological exploration.
The project is dynamic and open to everyone. If you would like to join as an additional architect or as a client interested in one of the projects, please contact us.