Westgarten in Frankfurt, Germany by Stefan Forster Architekten

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This L-shaped residential development with six floors of apartments above street level stands at the junction of the relatively new urban district of Westhafen and the established Gutleutviertel district to the north.

Image Courtesy © Jean-Luc Valentin

• Architects: Stefan Forster Architekten
• Project: Westgarten
• Location: Frankfurt, Germany
• Photography: Jean-Luc Valentin
• Client: Max Baum Immobilien GmbH
• Project team: Jelena Duchrow, Florian Kraft, Nina Leipold, Reinhardt Mayer, Christina Voigt
• Project partner: Karl Richter
• Apartments: 70
• Floor area: 9.250 m²
• Work phases: 1-5 + artistic supervision
• Completion: 07/2005

Image Courtesy © Jean-Luc Valentin

In response to this situation, the new development seeks to mediate between the distinct buildings of the new district and the late 19^th/early 20^th-century city-block structure of the old quarter.

Image Courtesy © Jean-Luc Valentin

Image Courtesy © Jean-Luc Valentin

The generously glazed ground floor accommodates a row of shops and a café, providing a valuable function in terms of serving local shopping needs. Architecturally this mix of urban functions is reflected in a lively façade design: Bands of clinker brick parapets, continuous light-coloured cornices, the distinctive rounded corner and the overall sculptural treatment lend the building a classical elegance that is reminiscent of 1920s city architecture.

Image Courtesy © Jean-Luc Valentin

Image Courtesy © Jean-Luc Valentin

Awnings and external roller blinds, deep loggias and roof terraces, wooden windows and a recessed roof storey all combine to create a certain Mediterranean feel in this riverside location.

Image Courtesy © Jean-Luc Valentin

Image Courtesy © Jean-Luc Valentin

Image Courtesy © Jean-Luc Valentin

Image Courtesy © Jean-Luc Valentin

Image Courtesy © Jean-Luc Valentin

Image Courtesy © Stefan Forster Architekten

Tags: Frankfurt, Germany

Categories: Apartments, Residential

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