VICTORY block

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VICTORY block
Darmstadt Schachtstrasse 2 4 6 8 Siegeblock.jpg
Data
place Darmstadt
architect Hans Kleinschmidt and Hermann Schieker
Builder Settlement Society for Traffic Staff (SIEGE)
Architectural style Brick expressionism
Construction year 1926
Coordinates 49 ° 52 '14.5 "  N , 8 ° 37' 52.2"  E Coordinates: 49 ° 52 '14.5 "  N , 8 ° 37' 52.2"  E

The SIEGE block is a building in Darmstadt that serves as a residential building. The SIEGE block was named after the owner "Siedlungsgesellschaft für das Verkehrstersonal" (SIEGE). For architectural and city history reasons, the building is a cultural monument .

History and description

The SIEGE block was built in 1926 according to plans by the architects Hans Kleinschmidt and Hermann Schieker . The apartment block is between Rheinstrasse and the main train station . The three-wing residential complex belongs to the style of brick expressionism and is a particularly characteristic, well-preserved example of this architectural style .

The architectural details include:

  • The triangular balconies and bay windows protruding from the facade .
  • The decorative details made of brickwork in the area of ​​the entrance, roof end and arches.
  • The enclosure made of bricks with a square metal handrail and balls.
  • The horizontal stairwell glazing .
  • The expressionistically geometrically designed water inlets on the rain gutter .
  • The brick ornaments on the gate passages.
  • The two expressionist lamps at the gateways were reconstructed in 1990 based on historical models.

Monument protection

The residential complex survived the Second World War largely unscathed.

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