My family and I started living in the Pergola District in November 2019. The ‘Pergolenviertel’ is located in Hamburg, Germany and about 1400 residential flats will be part to the district. This photo blog is about the experience of being one of the first residents in a new community built from scratch.

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Spring has not quite sprung..

Spring has not quite sprung..

..because this morning there was snow when I walked Barking and Forgetful. They were not impressed, too cold and the icy wind made their ears flap rather wildly. In the afternoon there were some rays of sunshine but, nonetheless, it did not feel like spring has arrived. The Pergola building site was busy again though, despite the Coronavirus crisis and the icy weather. It starts to feel surreal because whenever we talk online with others, everyone comments on how much people seem to stick to the save distance rules and how quiet everything has become. To me, it just seems as busy as ever, if not busier on the building site.

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Building of underground waste containers

Building of underground waste containers

Spring has sprung

Spring has sprung