Article source: Stefan Forster Achitekten

This conversion of existing prefabricated building in Halle-Neustadt resulted from the city reconstruction for the International Architectural Exhibition (IBA) in 2010. Originally, 2 or 3 apartments per floor were arranged around 11 staircases.  By reducing the staircases to 6 and removing the associated corridors.  It has allowed for the extension and rearrangment of the apartments. Outdoor spaces have been formed by removing alternating sections of the 3rd and 4th floorplates, creating large outdoor terrace spaces.  On the floors below, wide, continious balconies provide quality outside spaces for the flats.

Image Courtesy Jean-Luc Valentin

• Architects: Stefan Forster Achitekten
• Project: Oleanderweg
• Location: Oleanderweg 21-45, 06122 Halle – Neustadt, Germany
• Function: Residential Building
• Client:GWG Gesellschaft für Wohn- und Gewerbeimmobilien Halle-Neustadt mbH
• Site Area: 5.673 m2
• Gross floor area: 9.307m2
• Total gross floor area above grade (m2, sq ft): 7.311m2
• Total gross floor area below grade (underground) (m2, sq ft): 1.726 m2
• Stories: 5 floors above ground
• Software used: ArchiCAD

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