Description

The block-edge completion is adapted to the texture of the city and makes reference to the existing parcel structure in the structure of its facade and plan. A footpath between the new and the old development connects to the arcade of the block on the Bläsiring. Office areas at the corners and retail spaces on the ground floor complete the scheme.

Each of the three block edges is characterized by a unique floor plan type. The north-south facing maisonettes
a
are arranged around an open atrium. On the lower level, the rooms located on the courtyard and street side form a representative enfilade in combination with the atrium. The sanitary zones and the individual rooms on the upper level are clearly separated from this spatial sequence.

In the east-west facing five-room apartments
b
, the diagonally placed kitchen and the sanitary zone divide a continuous common room into entrance hall, a hallway facing towards the individual rooms overlooking the street, and living room and dining area. On the courtyard elevation, the building volume is characterized by recesses toward which the stairwell, hallways, and kitchens are oriented. Within the three-room apartments
c
in the block edge on the opposite side a slightly rotated core with bathroom, storage space, and kitchen row divides the living and sleeping area hallway.

The building volume is recessed on two sides. The kitchen is thus lit from two sides and is transformed into a unique space, although it is located at the far end of the unit. Kitchen and living room are positioned in a manner to create a continuous spatial sequence from one end of the building to the other.

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Originally published in: Oliver Heckmann, Friederike Schneider (eds.), Floor Plan Manual Housing, fourth revised and expanded edition, Birkhäuser, 2011.