Description

Each of the four buildings is designed as a symmetrical urban villa, with four completely identical apartments per story. From the street side the buildings appear closed, everything that leaves an imprint of its particular function on the facade (kitchens, stairwells, balconies, etc.) has been placed on the garden side.

The floor plans are developed in two directions: one parallel to the street with an optional living room/reception area and two additional bedrooms; the other, more dominant plan, in the diagonal line leads out to increasing brightness – with lobby, dining area, loggia, and a room overlooking the garden. Corridor segments around the dining area connect all rooms. The functions of the spatial sequences can be freely determined.

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