escaping the demolition list …
to turn into a residential experience …

in 2005, we purchased the former ballpoint pen factory “ero” in ober-ramstadt. it was built in the 1940s as a three-story brick building and was increased in height in the 1950s to five stories using hollow concrete blocks. the factory produced ballpoint and fountain pens until 1986. we planned the residential project “living in the pen factory”, with a total of 1100 square meters of living space. our extensive planning and complete redevelopment resulted in six ready for moving into individual lofts from 110 to 220 square meters. four as duplex lofts, two of them with a large garden. great emphasis we put on integrating the old structure into the design and to preserve the charm of the industrial ambiance.