Oxford-Quartier is a large urban redevelopment project in Gievenbeck, about three kilometres west of Münster’s old town in Germany. The 26-hectare site is being developed to accommodate housing, workplaces and community uses, with the project scheduled to run from 2019 to 2030. 1
The site was formerly an Oxford barracks. The City of Münster and the Federal Agency for Real Estate Tasks signed a conversion agreement in March 2012. After a public planning process, the 2014 design competition was won by Kéré Architecture and Prof. Schultz-Granberg. KonvOY GmbH, the project’s development company, was established in April 2017; the city bought the barracks site in 2018, and construction began in 2019.5
KonvOY is a wholly owned subsidiary of the City of Münster and is responsible for developing and marketing the Oxford and York conversion sites. Its managing director is Stephan Aumann, and Andreas Leifken leads the Oxford project. 27
The plan includes 1,200 homes—875 in new buildings and 325 in existing buildings—and 125,000 square metres of residential and commercial floor space. The district is intended to provide space for up to 4,000 people. 1 Its facilities include childcare centres, a primary school, a community house, sports and play areas, public green space, shared courtyards and a central square. 1
The project combines historic buildings with new construction and includes green roofs, planted areas for rainwater infiltration, cycle and walking routes, a bus line, mobility hubs and electric-vehicle charging stations. University facilities, the UKM hospitals and the city centre are accessible by bicycle and public transport; a future Nottuln–Münster cycle route is planned to pass the district. 1