Description

A dense, almost urban complex on deep, narrow properties on a slope. Highly efficient use of the construction site: Residents of the upper rows have their gardens on the roofs of the buildings that lie below; i.e., they have the legal right to use and even build on roofs which are not their property. Yet the private areas are absolutely protected, the view from each individual house cannot be blocked by buildings.

Type 12: entrance at street level; covered path through front garden. The path axis continues in the house leading to the large living room; the kitchen lies behind the stairway. Living room with two-story loggia and steep stairway into the garden. The garden and upper levels contain two to three bedrooms with bathroom at the top and a living/lounge area below. Panoramic balcony on the upper floor. The garden floor opens onto the deep narrow garden with covered seating area. In the variant, the bedrooms on the garden floor are replaced by a multifunction room; the upper floor is shortened and creates room for a deep sun terrace.

The narrower 380 type (again available in 2 options) is organized similarly except for the placement of the stairs. Additional studio buildings.

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