Christof Dörge

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Christof Dörge (born July 16, 1932 in Berlin ) is a German architect and lives in Wetzlar . Among other things, he built several single-family houses and meetinghouses for Protestant churches. In his designs he was based on Hans Scharoun and Alvar Aalto as well as on the Danish architecture of the post-war period.

biography

Christof Dörge is the son of the architect Gerhard Dörge and the architect Hildegard Dörge-Schröder . Christof Dörge studied architecture from 1953 to 1955 at the Technical University of Darmstadt , where he heard generals Eugen Kogon during his studies . He then studied at the Technical University of Berlin-Charlottenburg with Hans Scharoun, where he passed the main diploma examination in 1960. In Scharoun's seminar room he came into contact with the architects Peter Pfankuch , Sergius Ruegenberg and Manfred Manleitner.

After completing his studies, Dörge worked as a salaried architect in the office of Walter Schwagenscheidt , and later in several architectural offices in Berlin, mainly with Heinz Schudnagies . With him he took over the construction work with construction management for the single-family house of the editor-in-chief of Bauwelt Ulrich Conrads . Since 1965 he was employed as office manager of his brother architect Michael Dörge in his branch office Leihgestern . From 1967 to 1999 Dörge was a self-employed freelance architect, in Wetzlar since the 1980s. The focus of his activities was initially on church renovations in Hesse . After the first prize in the competition for the Ev. Community Center Hüttenberg with subsequent construction work was followed by other competitions and buildings of the Protestant community villas around Wetzlar, as well as single-family homes in Hesse. Dörge was a member of the Association of German Architects (BDA).

Dörge's buildings are characterized by materials-appropriate construction. When selecting the materials, Dörge made a reference to the regional, historical development. His designs were based on Hans Scharoun's principle taught in the lectures at the TU-Berlin-Charlottenburg: "Find the structure, not set it". The right angles were therefore not mandatory in his buildings and often did not determine the structure of the building. This allowed an exciting allocation of space. Following his example, Scharoun, the design was always geared towards the building task and not an end in itself. In his own house in Garbenteich , as in some of his other buildings, brick and exposed concrete are predominant outside and inside. In addition to the external visual references, the spatial needs of the residents are decisive for the room structure. “It was important to have a sturdy building: it doesn't turn into a slum if a corner flakes off, where the children's tables can sometimes be used as a workbench, and every child can slam their door behind them if necessary. The relationship is also important: the view from the kitchen to the church, into the neighbor's cottage garden, so as not to miss when she wants to hand over fresh eggs, from the roof terrace over the garden courtyard to the cemetery. Also in the garden behind the 'undergrowth' there is the possibility of being able to 'crumble'. ” The children 's rooms are arranged around a common children's living and play area, extended to the dining area for the whole family. A living area and a studio on the upper floor are planned for the adults.

After finishing his work as an architect, Dörge worked as a painter. During this time, many sketchbooks were created, in which the historical city centers ("centri storici") of Italy were shown. He then transferred these sketches to larger format acrylic paintings, which became increasingly non-representational.

Christof Dörge was married to Ute Dörge (née Schönhagen, * December 10, 1935, † April 25, 2015) and has two sons and a daughter (†).

Drafts (selection)

  • 1971–1974: "Am Petersweiher" partial development plan for Gießen-Petersweiher
  • 1977: 2nd prize in the architectural competition for a community and youth center with a rectory in Werdorf
  • 1992: Design drawing for an attic apartment in Corniglia
  • 1995: Holiday terraced house groups for the "Finca El Cabrito" on La Gomera
  • 1995: 2nd prize in the architectural competition "Community House " in Tiefenbach near Braunfels

Work (selection)

  • 1966–1967: Own house in Garbenteich, Römerstr. 16 (see pictures)
  • 1967-1987: Church renovations in Hesse
  • 1970–1971: House in Linden-Leihgestern (see picture)
  • 1972: House with granny flat in Pohlheim-Hausen , Parkstrasse 17 (see picture)
  • 1973: Development plan for the city of Linden
  • 1974–1975: House in the Hunsrück (see picture)
  • 1973–1974: Evangelical Community Center Hüttenberg in Hüttenberg, Hauptstr. 110 (see pictures)
  • 1976–1977: Protestant community center in Wetzlar- Blasbach (see picture)
  • 1976–1977: House with practice in Pohlheim- Watzenborn-Steinberg , Hubertusstraße 12
  • 1978–1979: House in Pohlheim-Hausen, Danziger Str. 26
  • 1984–1985: Own house with architects' office in Wetzlar, Sixt v. Arnim Str. 41, with the assistance of his wife Ute Dörge (see picture)
  • 1986–1988: Protestant Rent Office Wetzlar, Turmstr. 34
  • 1987–1988: Ev. Community center in Aßlar- Oberlemp (see picture)
  • 1990–1991: Protestant community center in Hüttenberg- Volpertshausen
  • 1991–1994: Protestant community center in Wetzlar- Garbenheim with the assistance of Ute Dörge (see pictures)

  • Own house in Garbenteich

  • Own house in Garbenteich

  • Own house in Wetzlar

  • Own house in Wetzlar

  • House in Linden-loan yesterday

  • House in Pohlheim-Hausen

  • House in the Hunsrück

  • Parish hall in Blasbach

  • Community hall in Wetzlar-Garbenheim

  • Community hall in Wetzlar-Garbenheim

  • Community hall in Wetzlar-Garbenheim

  • Parish hall in Oberlemp

  • Hüttenberg community center (stream side)

  • Hüttenberg community center (street side)

  • Ev. Wetzlar Rent Office

Sketches and drawings

  • Tower of San Ivo Rome (1998)

  • Behind the city wall (no year) 25x25 cm

  • Corricella on Procida (1997) 21x14 cm

  • Procida Port (1998)

  • Apulia (2009)

  • Corato (2009)

  • Bitonto (2009)

Acrylic painting

  • City above the demolition (“ Calanchi ”) (2001) 80 × 100 cm

  • Sierra de Gredos (2002) 20x50 cm

  • Found (2003) 80x100 cm

  • Spain 1 (2004) 80 × 100 cm

  • Spain 2 (2004) 80x100 cm

  • Untitled (2012) 100 × 120 cm

  • Broken (2013) 100x80 cm

Publications

  • Single-family houses , in: Bauwelt 19, May 19, 1978
  • Nine single-family houses , in: Bauwelt 5, January 30, 1981
  • Conceived by architects, made by architects , (Hg) Chamber of Architects Hessen, undated

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Manleitner was involved in the implementation planning of Scharoun's Philharmonic. From 1975–1994 he was professor for structural engineering at the Berlin University of the Arts .
  2. ↑ Single-family house in Pohlheim-Garbenteich. At home between barns, church and cemetery wall. , in: Bauwelt 19, 1978.
  3. ↑ The house underwent major changes in 1985 after the change of ownership.
  4. ↑ Drafts and buildings, drawings and acrylic paintings as photos (selection) are archived in the archive of the German Architecture Museum in Frankfurt and in the historical archive of the city of Wetzlar.
  5. ^ Partial development plan (draft) "Am Petersweiher", Protocol (Building) Department IV of the City of Gießen from October 16, 1970.
  6. ^ Haus Bayer, Pohlheim, Parkstrasse 17 - From the inside to the outside. , in: Bauwelt 5, 1981.
  7. ↑ Development plan for the south-eastern outskirts of the town N. 5, borough Leihgestern, installation decision of October 2, 1971.
  8. ↑ After Peter Handke , The loss of images or through the Sierra de Gredos .
personal data
SURNAME Dörge, Christof
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German architect
DATE OF BIRTH July 16, 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin