Kekuléstrasse 5
Residential building, Kekuléstrasse 5 | |
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place | Darmstadt |
architect | Wilhelm Pfuhl |
Architectural style | Traditionalism , International Style and Expressionism |
Construction year | 1927 |
Coordinates | 49 ° 51 '31.4 " N , 8 ° 40' 9.8" E |
The house at Kekuléstraße 5 is a building in Darmstadt .
History and description
The single-storey house was built in 1927 according to plans by the architect Wilhelm Pfuhl . Stylistically, the house resembles a country house . Elements of traditionalism as well as elements of international style and expressionism characterize this house.
Inside, the building is richly decorated with decorative elements in a pure Art Deco style, such as stucco rosettes and the handrail in the stairwell .
The clinker masonry and wood enclosure from the construction period is also well preserved .
Monument protection
The house is a typical example of the country house style in Darmstadt in the 1920s. For architectural, architectural and urban historical reasons, the house is a cultural monument .
literature
- Günter Fries et al .: City of Darmstadt. ( Monument topography Federal Republic of Germany , cultural monuments in Hessen .) Vieweg Verlag , Braunschweig 1994, ISBN 3-528-06249-5 , p. 355.