Single home in Munich

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The single home in Munich is one of the two single homes still in operation in Europe . It is supported by an association of the same name.

Location and building

Door to the common room in the single home

The single home in Munich is located in the Schwanthalerhöhe district of Munich on Bergmannstrasse between Kazmairstrasse and Gollierstrasse, in the immediate vicinity of the Church of the Resurrection . Gollierplatz borders the building in the northwest .

The building, a raw brick construction in the New Objectivity style , was designed by Theodor Fischer . Two four-storey building wings, both three-winged in a rectangular horseshoe shape, are connected to one another at their - opposite - central wings by a narrow third, three-story higher building section. The entire system is thus on a long, rectangular, symmetrical floor plan in the shape of an "H", the upper and lower ends of which are elongated at right angles. The courtyard created on all four sides is closed in three cases on the outer side by a ground floor pavilion ; on Bergmannstrasse, this courtyard is delimited by a one-story portico made up of six pillars , which forms the main entrance. The ceiling of the first floor can be seen on the facade as a fair- faced concrete strip. The overall impression is indeed monumental, but the raised central wing - the central line of the "H" in the floor plan - is set back so far from the street fronts that it is only visible from the main entrance. The simple objectivity of the building is softened by the fact that the pillars of the portico are continued as pilaster strips on the building facades ; the side wings also have slightly recessed hip roofs , which contrast with the otherwise strictly cubic shape and rectangular arrangement of the building parts. On the ground floor area, the facades are decorated with incised, i.e. sunken, reliefs by Karl Knappe .

The complex of the single home is a listed building ; together with the Church of the Resurrection, which was built a few years later in a matching style, it forms a group.

Rooms and facilities

Corridor with room doors in the single home

The single home in Munich offers 382 rooms with simple furnishings and washing facilities; the rooms are rented out furnished. Toilets and shared showers are located on each floor. In a communal kitchen the residents can prepare their own meals; Most of the common rooms are equipped with TVs. In August 2009 the cheapest rent for a room was 175 euros.

society

The association is led by a three-person board ; According to the statutes, a representative of the state capital is a member of the supervisory board .

history

The housing shortage in Munich prompted wealthy citizens, among them the later architect of the single home, Theodor Fischer, to found a non-profit association with the aim of constructing and maintaining a suitable building. The numerous founders of this association include well-known personalities such as the later chairmen of the association, Hans Graf zu Toerring-Jettenbach and Prof. Dr. Paul Busching . A donation from Theodor von Cramer-Klett made it possible to acquire the 3.5 hectare property as early as 1914; However, the First World War initially prevented the planned construction. In September 1925, the building planned by Fischer was finally approved, which was built from February 1926 and inaugurated in June 1927 - with 510 rooms at that time. At first, the home was not fully occupied, as the global economic crisis brought a number of private sub-tenants onto the scene as competition. In the National Socialist dictatorship , the single home came under "synchronized" management. From 1957 the house was renovated, the last war damage was removed, the rooms were converted to hot water and partially merged, so that today's, somewhat smaller capacity was created.

Until 2006 there was a restaurant on the southern ground floor called the single home . This was led in the 1960s by Karl-Heinz Wildmoser , among others , who later made a name for himself as a major Munich restaurateur and above all as the club president of TSV 1860 Munich .

literature

  • Felix Billeter, Antje Günther and Steffen Krämer (eds.): Münchner Moderne. Art and architecture of the twenties. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 2002, ISBN 3-422-06340-4 .
  • Winfried Nerdinger (Ed.): Architecture Guide Munich. Reimer, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-496-01211-0 .
  • Association single home e. V .: Single home Munich 1987. 1913 Foundation of the association - 1927 opening of the home. Munich 1987.
  • Christine Rädlinger : Home in a single home . 100 Years of the Münchner Ledigenheim eV Association, Verlag Franz Schiermeier, Munich 2013, ISBN 978-3-943866-20-9 .

Web links

Commons : Ledigenheim (Munich)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b The last place to stay. Single home in Munich . sueddeutsche.de from August 20, 2009, accessed on September 9, 2009
  2. ↑ Representation of the state capital Munich on the supervisory board of the association “Ledigenheim München e. V. " . State capital Munich, social department, accessed on May 11, 2009, PDF
  3. ↑ It all began for Karl-Heinz Wildmoser in the single home in Munich . tz-online.de, accessed on July 29, 2010

Coordinates: 48 ° 8 ′ 7.5 ″  N , 11 ° 32 ′ 14.5 ″  E