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Double Barn conversion . Tübingen

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In the southwestern part of Tübingen lies the historically developed village center of Tübingen-Derendingen, which has grown as a street village. However, this district is undergoing change: old buildings are being renovated and/or repurposed, potential areas are being densified, or newly constructed. Here, in direct proximity to a church, an old school building, a listed bakery, and several historical agricultural buildings, stands a listed double barn built in 1806, featuring two large barn doors and two stable areas, right by the road. This simple economic building, which has been expanded with numerous sheds and extensions, has been repurposed into a multi-family house with four residential units, initiated by a private building community. Continue reading KO/OK Architektur

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Doppelgiebel . Leipzig

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In der Leipziger Peripherie entstanden in den 30er-Jahren des 20. Jahrhunderts mehrere Siedlungen, in denen einfachste Doppel- oder Reihenhäuser mit Ställen und großen Grundstücken zur Selbstversorgung kombiniert wurden. Diese Siedlungsstrukturen sind mittlerweile bis zur Unkenntlichkeit überbaut, verändert und angepasst worden. Landwirtschaftliche Nutzungen und Tierhaltung sind nicht mehr existent. Die Grundstrukturen sind oft nur noch rudimentär zu erkennen. Continue reading KO/OK Architektur

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LÜCKENSCHLUSS. LEIPZIG

KOOK Architektur . LÜCKENSCHLUSS. LEIPZIG Sebastian Schels afasia (1)

KO/OK Architektur . photos: © Sebastian Schels

The narrow infill building plot in the otherwise complete perimeter block was the result of an unextinguished fire in an apartment house at the end of World War II. In the years that followed, the plot was used as an area for parking cars and equipment and built with garages. The urban character of the quarter surrounding the property — with its historic structure and architecture as well as its green inner courtyard — is largely intact and has not been refurbished and re-densified yet beyond recognition. Continue reading KO/OK Architektur