Kronsberg Karrée | Fink and Jocher
Germany | 1999 | soft use
Project Information
| Address: | Kronsberg, Hannover |
| Work Type: | new built |
| Context: | urban |
| Location: | NW edge of housing developed for Expo Hannover 2000 [part of new quarter Kronsberg] |
| Number of Storeys: | 5-storey |
| Type of Building: | urban block |
| Number of Units: | 87 |
| Other Uses: | communal facilities, shops |
Description
The floor plans for the housing scheme were envisaged to be individually adaptable; the positions of kitchen and bathroom units were also variable. Each unit would be individually divisible and allow for various differing forms of spatial organisation (loft, entrance hall, multifunctional room, etc.).
References
'Fink + Jocher, Housing Estate in Hannover', A&U, 2001, pp. 106-13.
Gunßer, C., Neuer Geschoßwohnungsbau. Aktuelle Beispiele, Stuttgart: Deutsche Verlags Anstalt, 2000.
Weiß, K.-D., 'Stein und Ziegel. Social housing, Hannover-Kronsberg', Bauwelt, 134, 2000, pp. 78-87.
Wüstenrot Stiftung, Wohnbauten in Deutschland, Stuttgart + Zürich: Karl Krämer Verlag.