wmk3 – Wohnen mit Kindern is a community-led housing project in Düsseldorf-Gerresheim, Germany, developed on a 5,000-square-metre site at Am Quellenbusch. 1 The project comprises 30 homes of different sizes and shared facilities; the City of Düsseldorf classifies it as a multigenerational housing project with 30 owner-occupied apartments and communal areas. 12
Construction began at the end of 2015, and residents moved in during summer 2017. 1 The project was developed by the Baugruppe wmk3, within the broader initiative and association Wohnen mit Kindern e.V. 1 The association is the successor to a local playground initiative founded in 1989 and works to improve housing and living conditions for people from different age and income groups in Düsseldorf. 111
Wohnen mit Kindern e.V. focuses particularly on housing that is suitable and affordable for families with children. 1 Its projects are planned and occupied by residents in different life situations, with the aim of creating multigenerational communities rather than housing exclusively for families. 1 The association’s earlier projects include a cooperative-oriented development on Otto-Petersen-Straße, completed in 1995, and the qbus condominium project in Gerresheim, completed in 2013. 1
The project’s architect was post welters + partner mbB, while the Baugruppe wmk3 is identified as the client or developer in project documentation. 34 The website lists Julian Swagemakers in Düsseldorf as the project’s contact person. 1 Wmk3 forms part of the wider residential development at Am Quellenbusch, where the surrounding area was planned for approximately 800 homes. 5