TownResidence - LIVING NEARBY GÄRTNERPLATZ THE COMPLEXITY
OF THE SURROUNDING URBAN STRUCTURE AND THE CALM, INTIMATE PRIVACY IN THE QUIET
INNER COURTYARD OF THE NEO-CLASSICAL ENSEMBLE OF BUILDINGS ARE THE DRIVING
FORCE FOR THE PROJECT´S SPATIAL CONCEPTION.
THE FLOOR PLAN
DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN TWO MAIN AREAS:
AN EXPOSED,
REPRESENTATIVE HABITATION TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE HOUSE AND PRIVATE RETREAT
AREAS TO THE EAST SIDE. THE WESTERN
PART OF THE FLOOR PLAN IS DIVIDED INTO COOKING, DINING AND LIVING AREA.
THE COOKING
AND DINING AREAS ARE FACING THE ROOM-HIGH GLAZING AND REFER TO THE PRIVATE OPEN
SPACE IN EVERY SINGLE APARTMENT.
ONLY THE
LIVING AREA IS DEDICATED TO THE HORIZONTAL WINDOW OPENING IN THE WESTERN
FACADE. THERBY THE INSIGHT OF THE NEIGHBOURING HOUSES IS DENIED AND THE OWN
LIVING AREA IS WITHDRAWN.
THE VIEW IS
FOCUSED ON THE OWN OPEN SPACE WITH THE ROOM-HIGH GLAZING. DESPITE THE
DIFFERENT APARTMENT DEPTHS (7,5 TO 26M), THE SUPERIOR STRUCTURAL BASIC APPROACH ENABLES AN
HOMOGENEOUS APPEARANCE, WHICH CAUSES A DEMOCRATICALLY LIVING IN TOWN:
THE DIMENSIONS
OF THE APARTMENTS ARE NOT COGNIZABLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE APARTMENT UNITS DIVERSIFY FROM 53
SQM TO 262 SQM.