Description

Two individual buildings can be distinguished. The floor plans of the buildings are based on a symmetrical scheme. The center of the corner building contains a formally defined stairwell placed on the bisecting line; the two- and three-room apartments are grouped around the stairwell, again symmetrically.

The tiny entryway leads directly into the large living room, which extends from the street to the courtyard in the large apartments; in the case of the smaller units, the living room stretches parallel to the street. Both living rooms are developed symmetrically to the entrance; they function as center and distributor for the apartment.

In the adjacent house, a corridor continuing around the corners connects nearly all rooms. The living area, which is once again octagonal, leads to the winter garden and bedroom.

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