#Apartment block #Wismar
Mecklenburger Heimstätten GmbH
Rostocker Straße 12-32 (even numbers)
23970
Wismar,
Germany
Public transport: Rostocker Sraße
Today's use: Apartments
Description
Although the houses were built as part of the National Socialist program for Wismar, these houses still have traits of modernity, some of which were still being implemented in Germany in the 1930s. This affects the window shapes and sizes facing the street. Other buildings of the period were often fitted with smaller windows. The design of the stairways, their orientation towards the street and the floor plans of the apartments were also retained by the architect Konstanty Gutschow. In order to underline the local building tradition, brick was used and the gables were arranged in a stepped manner, e.g. already used for older houses in the centre of Wismar. These are elements that can be attributed to Nazi ideology, but could also have been used in the Weimar Republic. A characteristic that Germany was preparing for a war are the air-raid shelters in the houses.
On the courtyard smaller windows were designed.
Description
Although the houses were built as part of the National Socialist program for Wismar, these houses still have traits of modernity, some of which were still being implemented in Germany in the 1930s. This affects the window shapes and sizes facing the street. Other buildings of the period were often fitted with smaller windows. The design of the stairways, their orientation towards the street and the floor plans of the apartments were also retained by the architect Konstanty Gutschow. In order to underline the local building tradition, brick was used and the gables were arranged in a stepped manner, e.g. already used for older houses in the centre of Wismar. These are elements that can be attributed to Nazi ideology, but could also have been used in the Weimar Republic. A characteristic that Germany was preparing for a war are the air-raid shelters in the houses.
On the courtyard smaller windows were designed.
History
The reason for building many residential buildings in Wismar in the second half of the 1930s was the establishment of the aircraft manufacturer Dornier. The location on the Baltic Sea and the knowledge of the locals in metal construction were reasons for the branch to support Germany preparing World War II. The project of building factories and housing was sponsored by the mayor Alfred Pleuger, who wanted to make his city a big city. He was a member of the party NSDAP and was in function from 1933-1945. Based on the size of the city, many large apartment houses were built in Wismar compared with other German cities. This was not common during the Nazi era, as the ideology called for the construction of smaller houses and single-family homes (Haus und Scholle).
In the documents of listed buildings in Wismar is never dated out, in which year exactly these houses were built. It is always mentioned, that all houses of the Wismar plan were built between 1935/36 and 1940. Some say even 1933, but Dornier closed the contract for its new factories in Wismar in December 1933. So most probably all construction works started later than 1933.
History
The reason for building many residential buildings in Wismar in the second half of the 1930s was the establishment of the aircraft manufacturer Dornier. The location on the Baltic Sea and the knowledge of the locals in metal construction were reasons for the branch to support Germany preparing World War II. The project of building factories and housing was sponsored by the mayor Alfred Pleuger, who wanted to make his city a big city. He was a member of the party NSDAP and was in function from 1933-1945. Based on the size of the city, many large apartment houses were built in Wismar compared with other German cities. This was not common during the Nazi era, as the ideology called for the construction of smaller houses and single-family homes (Haus und Scholle).
In the documents of listed buildings in Wismar is never dated out, in which year exactly these houses were built. It is always mentioned, that all houses of the Wismar plan were built between 1935/36 and 1940. Some say even 1933, but Dornier closed the contract for its new factories in Wismar in December 1933. So most probably all construction works started later than 1933.
