Kohlmannstrasse residential complex

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The residential complex on the corner of Kohlmannstrasse and Riensberger Strasse in Bremen - Horn-Lehe , Horn district , was built until 1956 according to plans by the architects Max Säum and Günther 56Hafemann . In 1995 the buildings were listed as a cultural monument in Bremen .

history

Kohlmannstrasse residential complex
Kohlmannstrasse office building

The closed residential complex Kohlmannstrasse No. 1 to 8 with 169 apartments at that time , most of them as single rooms around 20 m² in size for working single people, is a two-storey residential group with an office / residential building (No. 4), which was built from 1954 to 1956 . The six houses in the style of the 1950s, whitewashed at the time, with slightly inclined monopitch roofs , are in an open, relaxed design on a green area by a pond. The client was the non-profit housing and settlement company mbH (Gewoba) in Bremen. "Mockers" - it was said - "that's why they call them walk-in closets ".

This residential complex was built shortly after the Marcusallee 2/4 residential complex of the US Consulate General of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill in Bremen, which could well have served as a model. The ensemble can be seen as an early example of neighborhood building. The undisturbed living area was accessed via a cul-de-sac. The standardized L-shaped floor plans of the buildings did not follow the linear construction method typical of the time . The glazed and transparent facade elements are remarkable. The apartments have long been popular with young people with low incomes. In the architecture guide of bremen , the residential complex u. a. Executed: "Five building complexes with the most modern lines, in which glass plays an important role, are placed in the wonderfully situated park with the small lake". “The living room has a parquet floor and contains a sleeping alcove and a large built-in wardrobe. Large windows and a small loggia provide plenty of light and air. "

In 1988 consideration was given to demolishing or renovating the residential complex. However, the housing company GEWOBA decided in the early 1990s to preserve the poorly insulated building through extensive renovation. In 1994, Gewoba received recognition for this exemplary repair as part of the BDA Bremen award. Even today (2018) the buildings are used for residential purposes and as offices for service providers.

literature

  • Max Säum : Housing construction in Bremen . In: Bauwelt 49 from 1958, p. 930.
  • Chamber of Architects Bremen, BDA Bremen and Senator for Environmental Protection and Urban Development (ed.): Architecture in Bremen and Bremerhaven , example 81. Worpsweder Verlag, Bremen 1988, ISBN 3-922516-56-4 .
  • Eberhard Syring: At home with Bremer Architects , pp. 120 to 123. Delmenhorst / Berlin 2005.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Monument database of the LfD Bremen
  2. ^ A b Heinz Holtgrefe : Kohlmannstrasse: can it still be saved? In: Weser-Kurier dated August 7, 1988.
  3. ↑ Silke Hellwig : Tiny apartments in an idyllic location . In: Weser-Kurier of August 24, 2014, p. 11.
  4. ↑ Bremer Nachrichten of May 30, 1953. In: architekturführer bremen : Wohnanlage Kohlmannstrasse

Coordinates: 53 ° 5 ′ 41.1 ″  N , 8 ° 51 ′ 56.6 ″  E