Description
In response to the north-south orientation of the entire development, the architect developed a complex floor plan that allows for south-facing living rooms and balconies in all apartments. Kitchen and dining area are set diagonally to the eastern i.e. western exposure.
The floor plans create a clear division between communal and individual areas: the sanitary block consisting of bathroom, WC, and kitchen was placed in the middle of the apartment space and thus creates two paths, one leading directly into the living room, the other to the sleeping area.
In the two-room apartments the path becomes a circular path that leads via kitchen and dining area back into the living room; in the larger apartments the sleeping area can be separated off. All dining areas (but also other rooms) have corner windows.
Drawings
Floor plan diagram, scale 1:500
Site plan
Typical floor plan, type C with 2-room, 2 ½-room, and 3-room apts., scale 1:200
Photos
Exterior view
Originally published in: Oliver Heckmann, Friederike Schneider (eds.), Floor Plan Manual Housing, fourth revised and expanded edition, Birkhäuser, 2011.