#Apartment block #Magdeburg #1930
Magdeburger Heimat Gemeinnützige Bau- und Siedlungsgesellschaft mbH
Harsdorfer Straße 2; Olvenstedter Chaussee 1; Olvenstedter Platz 7, 8
39108
Magdeburg,
Germany
Public transport: Olvenstedter Platz
Today's use: Apartments
Description
Bogenhaus means Arch house in English.
The arch of the house is a very elegant design. It takes up the shape of the small square and at the same time marks the end (point de vue) of the Olvenstedter Straße. The east facade with the arch has been planned as the main part of the entire house block with two entrances are on the ground floor. Continuous ribbons that support the balconies serve as a kind of decoration of the first until third floor. According to the balconies in this zone, the architect designed ribbon windows, making the facade to appear very light. To the west, the block has two side wings, each with only three floors. The southern wing on Harsdorfer Straße is equipped with balconies facing the street in order to make optimal use of the light. This zone with balconies forms a very fluid transition between the higher central building and the southern wing. The north wing has no balconies facing Olvenstedter Chaussee, but there are also balconies on the south facade facing the courtyard. The staircases of the side wings are designed with remarkable vertical ribbon windows, underlining the idea of modernist architecture.
The window frames of Magdeburg's buildings from the interwar period were predominantely painted with distinctive colours, in the present case the window frames are red.
Description
Bogenhaus means Arch house in English.
The arch of the house is a very elegant design. It takes up the shape of the small square and at the same time marks the end (point de vue) of the Olvenstedter Straße. The east facade with the arch has been planned as the main part of the entire house block with two entrances are on the ground floor. Continuous ribbons that support the balconies serve as a kind of decoration of the first until third floor. According to the balconies in this zone, the architect designed ribbon windows, making the facade to appear very light. To the west, the block has two side wings, each with only three floors. The southern wing on Harsdorfer Straße is equipped with balconies facing the street in order to make optimal use of the light. This zone with balconies forms a very fluid transition between the higher central building and the southern wing. The north wing has no balconies facing Olvenstedter Chaussee, but there are also balconies on the south facade facing the courtyard. The staircases of the side wings are designed with remarkable vertical ribbon windows, underlining the idea of modernist architecture.
The window frames of Magdeburg's buildings from the interwar period were predominantely painted with distinctive colours, in the present case the window frames are red.
History
The block was built in 1930 and is a great architectural example for social housing in Magdeburg of the early 1930s.
History
The block was built in 1930 and is a great architectural example for social housing in Magdeburg of the early 1930s.
