#Housing estate #Leipzig #1936
Description
There are two major differences to mention about this housing estaste. One is the name. The literature as well as the German National Heritage call the complex Lloyds Hof, whereas at the house in Eitinginstraße 2 it is written "Lloyd-Hof". And secondly, there are differences in the dates of construction. The Heritage states 1936/37, in the literature often 1937/38.
Interesting about the small complex is that it was built after the Nazis took over. After 1933 only a few projects with strong features of international modernism were built in Germany. That is mainly on both blocks the design of a simple façade, accentuated almost only by the balconies. The balconies at the ends of the blocks are effectively extended over the edges of the buildings to create high tension. The block in Christianstraße is still unmodernised. The unrendered iron girders that support the balconies can be seen very clearly. It is assumed that the modernised blocks in Eitingonstraße had the same aesthetics and that these stylistic elements were only hidden after the modernisation. In addition to the balconies, the only features of structuring the façade are the highlighted zones of the entrances and the two windows per floor next to it. Attached to the houses are traditional hipped roofs, providing an identification of their construction period after 1933.
In terms of urban development, the Lloyd-Hof continues the entire structure of the neighborhood Waldstraßenviertel with its blocks. But in contrast to the older houses, it was already built more openly, i.e. with open passages to the courtyards. The entire complex was not finished in the late 1930s. In 1997, two more blocks were built on the streets Am Mückenschlößchen and Max-Planck-Straße, also called Lloyd(s)-Hof. They only complete the entire housing estate and deliberately adopt the architectural language of the late 1920s, have flat roofs, windows set at corners and a long window band in the stairwell. However, considerable defects are already showing on the façade.
Description
There are two major differences to mention about this housing estaste. One is the name. The literature as well as the German National Heritage call the complex Lloyds Hof, whereas at the house in Eitinginstraße 2 it is written "Lloyd-Hof". And secondly, there are differences in the dates of construction. The Heritage states 1936/37, in the literature often 1937/38.
Interesting about the small complex is that it was built after the Nazis took over. After 1933 only a few projects with strong features of international modernism were built in Germany. That is mainly on both blocks the design of a simple façade, accentuated almost only by the balconies. The balconies at the ends of the blocks are effectively extended over the edges of the buildings to create high tension. The block in Christianstraße is still unmodernised. The unrendered iron girders that support the balconies can be seen very clearly. It is assumed that the modernised blocks in Eitingonstraße had the same aesthetics and that these stylistic elements were only hidden after the modernisation. In addition to the balconies, the only features of structuring the façade are the highlighted zones of the entrances and the two windows per floor next to it. Attached to the houses are traditional hipped roofs, providing an identification of their construction period after 1933.
In terms of urban development, the Lloyd-Hof continues the entire structure of the neighborhood Waldstraßenviertel with its blocks. But in contrast to the older houses, it was already built more openly, i.e. with open passages to the courtyards. The entire complex was not finished in the late 1930s. In 1997, two more blocks were built on the streets Am Mückenschlößchen and Max-Planck-Straße, also called Lloyd(s)-Hof. They only complete the entire housing estate and deliberately adopt the architectural language of the late 1920s, have flat roofs, windows set at corners and a long window band in the stairwell. However, considerable defects are already showing on the façade.
