Römerstadt housing estate
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The Römerstadt housing estate is a pioneering modernist residential development in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, designed in the 1920s as part of Ernst May’s innovative social housing and urban planning program.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Römerstadt housing estate canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
housing estate
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modernist residential development ⓘ social housing project ⓘ |
| architect | Ernst May NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Modernism
NERFINISHED
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Neues Bauen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | garden city principles ⓘ |
| hasConstructionMethod | standardized, industrialized building methods ⓘ |
| hasConstructionType | mass housing ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritageStatus | recognized as an important monument of modern architecture ⓘ |
| hasDesignGoal |
improving living conditions through modern housing
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providing light, air, and sun to dwellings ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
communal green areas
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flat roofs ⓘ flats ⓘ large windows ⓘ modern sanitary facilities (for its time) ⓘ row houses ⓘ standardized floor plans ⓘ white plastered facades ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | post–World War I housing shortage in Germany ⓘ |
| hasPlanningAuthority | City of Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
important example of Neues Bauen in Germany
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model for later social housing estates ⓘ pioneering example of modernist social housing ⓘ |
| hasStreetLayout | curved streets following topography ⓘ |
| hasTargetPopulation | low- and middle-income residents ⓘ |
| hasUrbanPlanningConcept |
integration of green spaces
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separation of traffic and residential areas ⓘ standardized housing units ⓘ |
| inception | 1920s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Frankfurt am Main
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state of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Niddatal (Nidda valley) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | northwestern edge of Frankfurt am Main ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ernst May’s housing and urban planning program
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New Frankfurt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
social housing
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workers' housing ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Weimar Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
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