Youth Center St. Benedikt, Nütschau Monastery

A self-evident place

Longhouse, embedded in the surrounding landscape

View from the north with full-surface solar roof

Paradise: central reception and common room

Roof structure in the Paradise and meditation room

Silent room (meditation)

Elevated building with surrounding ‘cloister’ (engawa) and lantern roof

Guest room (cell)

Stage (vestibule)

Plenum room and stage

Glazed area of the ‘cloister’

Ground floor

Upper floor

South view


Programme	Youth guesthouse with overnight accommodations for 40 people (10 guest rooms with bathrooms), event area for 50 people (plenum hall and meditation room), as well as central reception area with kitchen and dining room
Status	realisation
Location	Nüstschau Monastery, Travenbrück, Germany
Client	Benediktinerpriorat St. Ansgar, Kloster Nütschau
Team	IMKEWOELK + partners, structural engineering and building physics: ZRS, Berlin
Area	GFA: 680 m2, NUA: 534 m2, GCV: 2.351 m3
Construction	Prefabricated timber skeleton structure
Services	Program and site analysis, strategic development, artistic concept, technical concept, visualization, design planning, permit planning, execution planning, tendering and awarding
Sustainability	Use of materials with high reusability and recyclability, as well as a low CO₂ footprint. Air-source heat pump and full-surface photovoltaic roof for electricity generation, natural ventilation concept, integration of CO₂-binding green structures in the outdoor areas, minimized access infrastructure, and preservation of the existing building.
Date	2025