#Apartment house #Leipzig #1927
Description
The building is designed as a three-winged structure. The highest part of the building is conceived in the middle. It is slightly offset to the rear to give space for a small courtyard with greenery in front of the entrance. The expressionist character of the building is created by grey, vertically arranged plaster stripes in this central area, whereas they are aligned horizontally on the two three-storey side wings. The expressiveness is also increased by angling the side areas. The windows at the edge of the central building stand out, because they were designed as very large hung windows, what is rather untypically for Leipzig's architecture. The windows of the flatter side buildings are fascinating too, as they are set at the corner, allowing a lot of light to enter the rooms and enhancing the overall effect of the house. The roof areas of the two side wings are used as roof terraces.The technical equipment of the house already included lifts, a central heating system and even cooling systems for the pantries. It is already clear from the architecture, but also from the furnishing details, that these 16 flats were designed for an upper middle class.
Description
The building is designed as a three-winged structure. The highest part of the building is conceived in the middle. It is slightly offset to the rear to give space for a small courtyard with greenery in front of the entrance. The expressionist character of the building is created by grey, vertically arranged plaster stripes in this central area, whereas they are aligned horizontally on the two three-storey side wings. The expressiveness is also increased by angling the side areas. The windows at the edge of the central building stand out, because they were designed as very large hung windows, what is rather untypically for Leipzig's architecture. The windows of the flatter side buildings are fascinating too, as they are set at the corner, allowing a lot of light to enter the rooms and enhancing the overall effect of the house. The roof areas of the two side wings are used as roof terraces.The technical equipment of the house already included lifts, a central heating system and even cooling systems for the pantries. It is already clear from the architecture, but also from the furnishing details, that these 16 flats were designed for an upper middle class.
History
The architect Friedrich Lutz built three apartment blocks next to each other in this street, of which this was the first, built from 1927 until 1928.
History
The architect Friedrich Lutz built three apartment blocks next to each other in this street, of which this was the first, built from 1927 until 1928.
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