Construction has started on KoolKiel, the MVRDV-designed mixed-use complex offering a mix of residences, two hotels and commercial spaces. The 86,000-square-metre project will redevelop a post-industrial harbour site at the southernmost tip of the Kiel fjord and is one of the city’s key redevelopment projects. The project will be built in three phases, with the first phase set for completion in summer 2027.

Located at the southernmost tip of the Kiel fjord, KoolKiel is a key redevelopment project for the city. Image © foto-oliverfranke.de

On June 6th 2025, the official start of construction was marked by a groundbreaking ceremony attended by Mayor Ulf Kämpfer, State Secretary for the Interior Frederik Hogrefe, and Lutz W. Lester, representing the developer Adore GmbH. Also present were City Councillor Gerwin Stöcken and Markus Reutershan, Managing Director of KiWoG. Their participation signalled the start of construction at the site.

The first phase, known as Wulf, is planned for completion in summer 2027. Image © MVRDV

The first phase will see the construction of 154 social housing units on the eastern plot, named “Wulf”, along Werftstraβe. The apartments are spread over three cubic blocks above a zigzagging plinth containing short stay apartments. In the second construction phase, two hotel towers will be built in the northern section of the site, while in the third phase 180 apartments will be developed on the site of the former Medienzentrum W8.

Read more about the KoolKiel project here.