Gut Kerkow is an organic farm in the heart of the Uckermark region.
In addition to day tourists, who are interested in agriculture and organic products, Gut Kerkow attracts more and more people who want to enjoy the place and the landscape for a longer period of time. In order to satisfy these desires, specific recreational spaces are being created at three different locations in the vicinity of the estate. The architecture is based on the simple farm buildings of the surrounding area. Nevertheless, the buildings are intended to provide new impulses for the estate and the region. All of the buildings will be built using ecological wooden construction and will be supplied with energy from the farm’s own biogas plant.
A new apartment house with six residential units and a wellness area marks the start of the construction work in the north of the existing complex. Based on the architecture of Nordic longhouses and with dark wooden cladding, the compact building mediates between the historic farm and the wide landscape of the Uckermark region. The building is designed as a pure timber construction.

Further holiday apartments are planned in the southeastern part of the extensive property.
In the neighbouring residential area, however, the focus lies on detached buildings.
Approximately nine holiday homes are planned in an open style with a loose connection to each other’s positions, as can be found in the immediate vicinity. The holiday homes will be integrated into the landscape and will be positioned rather freely on the plots, in harmony with the existing vegetation. A further goal is to integrate the houses into the estate and to strengthen its touristic potential.
The single- and in some cases multi-storey houses with their steep hipped roofs merge with the landscape and the surrounding buildings.
The use of local materials and stylistic elements such as wood and brick play a major role here too. An interplay of tradition and presence that transfers the history of Kerkow unagitated into the present day.

Building project: Holiday cottages Gut Kerkow | New holiday ensembles and retreats in the Uckermark
Client: Gut Kerkow Tourismus GmbH
Completion: 2026 – in planning