Housing Project Floor: Community Living, Shaping the Present
On Friday, the 16th, and Saturday, the 17th of October, the 2026 Housing Project Days will take place at WerkRaum, Langgasse 5-9. On both days, interested visitors will have the opportunity to talk with Wiesbaden-based housing projects, experts, and initiatives. There will also be expert presentations and workshops.
Mayor Christiane Hinninger, speaking on behalf of Housing Commissioner Andreas Kowol, says: “We need many more ideas on how we can live together in a self-determined, diverse, communal, and sustainable way. As the state capital, we want to demonstrate how this can be achieved on the site surrounding the former Carl-von-Ossietzky School in Klarenthal. It is one of Wiesbaden’s experimental spaces for sustainable urban development and is set to become a model project for urban development focused on the common good.”
The topic of housing and the question “How do we want to live?” will be a focal point in October at WerkRaum, which is part of “World Design Capital Frankfurt RheinMain 2026.” Communal living arrangements can provide an answer to this question. In addition to the “CarlO” residential neighborhood, the housing project days will also feature the “Gemeinschaftlich Wohnen in Bierstadt Nord e.V.” housing project, which received an award from “World Design Capital.”
On Friday at 3:45 p.m., GLS ImmoWert GmbH and the City Planning Office will give a presentation titled “The CarlO Neighborhood—From Experimental Space to Housing Project.” From 4:00 to 6:30 p.m., there will be a follow-up workshop by i-hub – Living with Added Value: “Shaping Inclusive Housing Needs—How Will We Live Together in a Self-Determined Way Tomorrow?”
On Saturday, representatives from housing projects and initiatives will be available for discussions from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. In addition, at 11:30 a.m., DachGeno RheinMain will give a short presentation on the topic “We’ll Show You How Cooperatives Work.” From 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., guests can attend a workshop led by Guido Gutenstein titled “The Neighborhood of Tomorrow: Your Introduction to Communal Living—How to Turn Wishes, Ideas, and Good Questions into a Viable Housing Project.” At 1:45 p.m., Joachim Schuberth will give a presentation titled “How Do I Get Started? From Idea to Implementation: Communal Living from an Economic Perspective.”
The event is aimed at anyone who would like to learn about communal living or develop and explore their own ideas. The Wiesbaden Housing Project Days 2026 are an event series organized by the Housing Department of the Office of Social Work for the State Capital of Wiesbaden. Those interested can find more information at www.wiesbaden.de/wohnprojektetag (opens in a new tab).
This press release is issued by the Press Office of the State Capital of Wiesbaden, Schlossplatz 6, 65183 Wiesbaden, pressereferatwiesbadende Citizens with questions can contact the responsible department or office.