German architects J. Mayer H. and Sebastian Finckh have completed Home.Haus, a foster home for children and adolescents in Hamburg, Germany.

The building is located next to a forest and has facilities for twelve girls in a mixture of single and shared rooms.

The home includes a sports and music room. There is also a toddlers’ room, kitchen and living room.

From J. Mayer H. Architects:

Home.Haus – Home for Children and Adolescent

‘Located near the edge of the forest in Hamburg, a new residential building is now finished as a home for children and adolescents. The characteristics of the building are based on a two color relief facade embracing a compact house volume. A central staircase penetrates the division between floors in favor of communication to create a central open space for the community.’

Location: Hamburg-Bergedorf, Germany
Project: 2007-2008
Completion: October 2008

Photographs by Dirk Fellenberg.