Törten Housing Estate
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Törten Housing Estate is a modernist residential complex in Dessau, Germany, designed by Bauhaus architect Walter Gropius as an early experiment in affordable mass housing.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bauhaus housing project
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housing estate ⓘ modernist residential complex ⓘ |
| architect | Walter Gropius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalMovement | Bauhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Modernism ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
New Objectivity
NERFINISHED
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Weimar Republic architecture ⓘ social housing ⓘ |
| buildingType |
row houses
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terraced houses ⓘ |
| category |
Bauhaus buildings
NERFINISHED
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Modernist architecture in Germany ⓘ Residential buildings completed in 1928 ⓘ |
| client | City of Dessau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1928 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1926 ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designFeature |
flat roofs
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large garden plots ⓘ prefabricated building elements ⓘ standardized house types ⓘ strip windows ⓘ white plastered facades ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Konsum building
NERFINISHED
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Laubenganghäuser NERFINISHED ⓘ semi-detached houses ⓘ single-family row houses ⓘ |
| hasTourismAttractionType | architectural heritage site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| inception | 1926 ⓘ |
| influenced | later social housing estates in Europe ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
functionalism in architecture
ⓘ
industrial mass production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dessau
NERFINISHED
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Dessau-Roßlau NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ |
| locationNeighborhood | Törten district of Dessau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
brick
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reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Törten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfDwellings | approximately 300 ⓘ |
| originalIntendedResidents | lower-income families ⓘ |
| owner | various private owners ⓘ |
| partOf | Bauhaus Dessau building ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planningPrinciple | standardization and rationalization of construction ⓘ |
| purpose |
affordable housing
ⓘ
mass housing experiment ⓘ |
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