The student village (Studentendorf) is situated on a 11.000 square meter plot at the edge of the campus of the Humboldt University in Adlershof. Eight 3-storey buildings accommodate 288 students in spacious shared living areas (Wohnlandschaften). Two 4-storey houses additionally provide single and double apartments. A total of 386 students, researchers and teachers reside in the village. In the Wohnlandschaften each 13 residents share a large common space with kitchen, dining and seating areas. The individual rooms adjoin, each with private bath.

The facades of the residential buildings are shaped by “thinker bays” (Denker-Erker). They are each resident’s place of retreat, marking the small units in the larger structure of the village. The serial production of the facade is lightened with variations in the orientation of the bay geometry, the arrangement of the windows, the discolouration coating of the wood sheathing and the colour of the sunshades. Thus the design reflects the individuality of the residents.

The communal facilities such as a student’s club, the rental office, a daycare, a fitness center and a post-office with laundry are clustered around the village square (Dorfplatz) the heart of the complex. Two generous courtyards complete the outdoor concept.

It was one oft he building owners central concerns to achieve a high energy standard (KfW-Effizienzhaus-40).