Kurti 50A Apartment Building, The property is located in the south of Leipzig, a district characterized by housing out of the late 19th and early 20th century. The district is structured by a main street axis, which stretches from the center to the south of the city with numerous bars, cafés, and stores. The Kurt-Eisner Street crosses the main street and functions as an important link between the western and eastern districts.
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The residential buildings at Kurt-Eisner-Street 50, a six-story building in the front and a five-story building in the courtyard were built in 1889. During World War Two, the courtyard building was destroyed. Our new building is constructed on the footprint of the pre-war building and is accessed via a passageway in the front building.
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The design includes six stories, with the first floor designed purely as an access floor for the apartments and to accommodate the necessary parking spaces above ground. As a result of the gross floor area of 148 m², only one apartment per floor is developed.
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The district is particularly popular with families and flat-sharing communities, for whom there is often a lack of affordable living space. The 126 m² five-room apartments at Kurt-Eisner-Strasse 50A are therefore designed for this target group – thanks to a very efficient floor plan, up to five people can live here.
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The heart of the flats is the 50 m² living and dining room, which extends from north to south. It generously provides natural light. A uniform metal cladding of the façades creates a homogeneous shell that always presents itself differently with changing weather and lighting conditions. Although this material is not found in the immediate surroundings, the building blends in naturally – it is “different” without competing with the existing buildings. The clip system of the curtain façade makes it possible to dismantle the material circularly.
Project Info
Architects: Aline Hielscher Architektur
Country: Germany, Leipzig
Area: 1086 m²
Year: 2023
Photographs: Célia Uhalde
Manufacturers Alucobond, BERKER switches, Bauwerk Parkett, Hoppe fittings, Mosa Tiles, Sammode Lighting: Alucobond
Insulation Planning: IPG Ingenieure Wohlrab, Landeck & Cie.
Fire Prevention: Bauplanung Leipzig – Ingenieurbüro Julie Zimmermann
Technical Building Equipment: Planungsbüro Haustechnik Dieter Quellmalz
