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Housing Complex "In the Meadows", Bad Soden, Taunus
1990-1993 |
underwasser´s architekture seemed ideal for a building which
would be harmoniously adapted to the environs and nature. In the heart of the city,
between Wilhelmspark and "Springs Park", the building complex designed by Hundertwasser and planned by Peter Pelikan was realised, with the
surrounding buildings also integrated and refurbished, among them a house under protection
as an historic monument, built in 1722, the first Soden spa hall, called Haus
Bockenheimer.
In order to secure the difficult construction grounds without encroaching on the
groundwater currents in the protected area of the source of the mineral spring, 250
concrete columns had to be sunk up to 15 m deep to serve as supportive elements. With
25,000 cubic meters of structured space, the complex is about as large as the
Hundertwasser House in Vienna. Like the Viennese project, the complex in Bad Soden was
brick-built with concrete ceilings. Five stairwells lead to the apartments situated on
nine levels. The apartments, some of which take up several storeys, are designed as
"houses within the house". They have
individual ground plans, and every dwelling area has terraces with greenery or roof
gardens. The arrangement of the various units of the building, their varying heights and
forms, make the complex resemble a fortress. |
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