The project will convert the former administrative building of Baugenossenschaft Bergedorf-Bille into housing at Bergedorfer Straße 118 in Bergedorf, Hamburg. The existing office building dates from the 1960s; the cooperative is retaining and adapting the building rather than replacing it with a new one.111
The developer is Baugenossenschaft Bergedorf-Bille, which is also the former occupant of the building.111 Architect Holger Diesing, who works in the cooperative’s project development team, has been identified as responsible for the project.1213 An architectural competition was held in 2022, and the cooperative submitted a building application in 2024. Its project page reports that a building permit was issued in August 2025 and lists construction as scheduled to begin in autumn 2026; completion remains undetermined.1114
The plan provides for 32 homes arranged in eight clusters. Each dwelling is intended to have private facilities, including a bathroom and kitchenette, alongside shared spaces for residents. The cooperative describes the homes as mostly accessible, with some suitable for wheelchair users.111 The project page describes the scheme as a climate-conscious conversion, while the plans include reusing parts of the existing building; for example, bricks from the rear façade are intended for the building’s extension.12
The article also reported that the Rauhes Haus foundation planned to house people with disabilities in the project.1 The cooperative’s current project page, however, focuses on the housing scheme and does not state that arrangement as a confirmed detail.11