affordable, flexible, ‘growing’ apartments –
especially for young families. notably in 3rd
district there was a limited supply of affordable apartments for young
families.two apartment types the concept of
the windmill makes the double orientation in all apartments possible. the
corner apartments are by nature lit and ventilated on two sides. the floorplan
orientation means that there are no apartments with an exclusive northern
orientation.façade
glass panels
stretch from floor to ceiling with a disruptive window sill. living rooms are
generously glazed across their entire length. living spaces are expanded with
the addition of perimeter balconies and loggias. instead of architectonic
elements the building budget allows for the residents to receive three elements
to design their balconies: flowers pots, a tarpaulin screen and clothes rack.
these everyday elements create the first layer of homliness which will be
continued by the residents themselves. thus the design of the house lies in the
hands of the residents and will change continually.structure and floorplan in order to
maintain the clarity of the town planning basis the private perimeter freespace
was removed from the building volume. loggias structure the body from the
outside, a large airy atrium creates a lively communication space on the
inside.green salons double heighted
winter-gardens within the building deliver not only more natural light into the
atrium, but also an extension semi-private interaction zone.sunlight the main theme
of the project was to make the internal atrium a great communications zone. the
recesses in the roof, the opening of the green salons and the generous
open-plan ground floor, together with the kitchen glazing create a tension
filled ever changing light-show every evening.zoning the transition from outside to inside generous
communial functions open the atrium in the ground floor. the transition from
the public street area to the private apartment occurs in the atrium itself.
the foyer and atrium become a social meeting point for the residents.roof top garden – rentable garden beds the added
extras in the green concept for karree st. marx is complemented with an
attractive garden concept for the roof top.