描述
The foundational research work Der Eckhausgrundriss by the Deutsches Institut für Stadtbaukunst categorizes examples of corner building layouts from the past 200 years. With the help of these varied floor plans, it explains the principles to bear in mind when designing urban corner buildings. As such, it serves as an architectural aid in the design of corner buildings—an essential element of urban blocks—as well as clarifying the relationship between these buildings and the morphology of the city. The editors demonstrate that thoughtfully planned corner buildings, whether free-standing or attached, are required for the design of clearly defined urban spaces, as they have decisive impact on the spatial quality of the adjoining streets and squares.
The third edition of this volume expands the collection of corner building floor plans with examples realized by twenty-nine architects in recent years, as well as a number of classic corner building layouts. In doing so, it further showcases the renewed importance of this type of building in contemporary architectural practice.
Die Grundlagenforschung Der Eckhausgrundriss des Deutschen Instituts für Stadtbaukunst systematisiert Grundrissbeispiele aus den letzten 200 Jahren und erläutert anhand unterschiedlicher Wohnungsgrundrisse die Prinzipien für den Umgang mit dem städtischen Eckhaus. Sie dient als Hilfestellung für den architektonischen Eckhaus-Entwurf als einem wesentlichen Baustein des urbanen Blocks und verdeutlicht den Zusammenhang zwischen der Morphologie der Stadt und des Hauses. Die Herausgeber legen dar: Klar gefasste Stadträume in offener oder geschlossener Bauweise benötigen den Entwurf von Eckhäusern mit guten Grundrissen, da diese entscheidend zur Qualität der daran angrenzenden Straßen und Platzräume beitragen.
Diese dritte Auflage des Bandes erweitert die bestehende Sammlung an Eckgrundrissen um Beispiele, die von 29 Architekt*innen in den vergangenen Jahren realisiert wurden, sowie um Klassiker des Eckgrundrisses, und verdeutlicht damit auch die wiedergewonnene Relevanz dieses Typus in der gegenwärtigen Praxis.
Christoph Mäckler, born in 1951 in Frankfurt am Main, has led the MÄCKLERARCHITEKTEN architecture office since 1981. From 1998 to 2018, he was Professor of Urban Design at TU Dortmund. He makes regular appearances in the debate on contemporary architecture with his scholarly contributions. In 2008, Mäckler founded the Deutsches Institut fur Stadtbaukunst, through which he continues to advise numerous cities on urban planning.
Georg Ebbing is a graduate of TU Berlin and ETH Zurich. He worked at the TU Dortmund Chair of Urban Planning as a research associate, where he also completed his doctorate on the morphology of monumental streetscapes. Since 2015, he has been Professor of Building Theory and Design at Hochschule RheinMain in Wiesbaden. Together with Carolin Ebbing, he leads his own architecture office and is co-founder of the Reproduktives Entwerfen design platform.
