Description
By virtue of a clever combination of section and plan, the building affords most units natural light on two sides and cross ventilation: three floors with the access corridor in the center and staggered split-level floors facing in the opposite direction are combined to form a greater unit, of which six are stacked one above the other in alternating fashion. The center corridor provides access to 1-room apartments on one side and – via split double span stairs – to two 3-room apartments on the other side: each set of stairs belongs to one apartment and leads up, or down, into the open living areas.The bedrooms, which are half a story up or down, are situated on the opposite side of the building.
The apartments are thus continuous front-to-back over top of the stairs. All center corridors benefit from natural light on both sides. On the south side they open onto two-story loggias with sun and play decks for shared use. The six loggias define the south facade, which also reveals the staggered floor arrangement. The organization of the apartments is also reflected in the facade: the living rooms are fronted by room-high loggias, while the bedrooms lie behind horizontal bands of windows. In addition to a laundry facility, the attic story also features a roof garden suitable as a children’s play area.
Drawings
Floor plan diagram, scale 1:500
Site plan
Ground floor: lobby, access core and caretaker’s apartment, scale 1:500
Floor plans of access levels: central corridor on west i.e. east side, communal loggia at the southern end, 1-room apartments and living area of the split-level units, scale 1:500
Floor plans with the two offset levels: (living area and private rooms) above i.e. below central corridors, scale 1:500
Attic story: laundry rooms and roof terrace, scale 1:500
Floor plans of the split-level units and 1-room apartments, scale 1:200
Cross section, scale 1:500
East and West elevations
Axonometric drawing of 1-room apartment, central corridor and the 3-room split-level units
Sketch of the communal loggias
Photos
Exterior view
Originally published in: Oliver Heckmann, Friederike Schneider (eds.), Floor Plan Manual Housing, fourth revised and expanded edition, Birkhäuser, 2011.