Description
The differing height of the three towers is the result of how the loft apartments in each tower are stacked. Divided into single flats or maisonettes each unit can be utilized as needed: jointly or separately according to the needs of the residents. This corresponds to the increased trend toward a “singles lifestyle” or the desire of partners to have a space of their own within a joint household. Couples or roommates can live on separate floors, visiting each other by way of the spiral staircase that joins all the apartments.
Open bridges connect the three slender towers, serviced by a glass elevator. The apartments are divided into a service zone and a living zone. Entering from the vestibule, the guest WC lies to the left, the kitchen and a pantry room lies straight ahead; to the right, a large space occupies the entire width of the unit, fronted by a conservatory. This space can be divided into two separate rooms. In this manner, even the small apartment allows room for modifications. In the maisonette units, the living areas are located on the lower level, with bedrooms and bathrooms upstairs.
Drawings
Floor plan diagram, scale 1:500
Site Plan
Typical floor plans with 2-room apartments and 4-room duplex apartment, scale 1:200
Axonometric view
Photos
Exterior view
Originally published in: Oliver Heckmann, Friederike Schneider (eds.), Floor Plan Manual Housing, fourth revised and expanded edition, Birkhäuser, 2011.