Description

Access:

Highly condensed, labyrinthine apartment building with an internal structure of lanes, squares, and shafts.

Interior:

The Space Blocks result from the addition and combination of cubes to form three-dimensional figures that cannot be subdivided further internally. The Space Blocks can be stacked in variations of different density. This results in a fluid spatial continuum that eliminates the boundaries between inside and outside and generates varied living spaces on different levels.

Exterior:

Spatial structure of terraces and courtyards.

Morphology:

The porosity of the complex (overall density: 50%) permits high density in this hot and humid climate, not least because it makes it possible to provide natural ventilation, shade, and finely articulated exterior spaces.

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Originally published in: Peter Ebner, Eva Herrmann, Roman Höllbacher, Markus Kuntscher, Ulrike Wietzorrek, Typology +: Innovative Residential Architecture, Birkhäuser, 2009.