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8 “The Sweetness of Functioning Is Architecture”: 52 Girasol | Coderch / Valls | 1966 124 Piazza Carbonari | Caccia Dominioni | 1961
On the Use of Floor Plans 54 Bläsiring | Diener & Diener | 1981 126 Wallotstraße | Schudnagis | 1972
Oliver Heckmann 56 Riehenring | Diener & Diener | 1985 128 Am Tegeler Hafen | Grumbach | 1986
58 Full Stop and Comma | Siza | 1988 129 House Kauf | Märkli | 1989
14 Historical Development of Housing Plans 60 Friedrichstraße | OMA | 1989 130 Mas Abelló Reus | Tusquets Blanca | 1988
Reinhard Gieselmann 62 Lützowstraße | IBUS | 1989 131 Kapellenweg | Baumschlager & Eberle |1996
64 Brunnerstraße | Richter | 1990 132 Röntgenareal | Stürm + Wolf | 1999
26 New Trends 66 Villa Olímpica | Puig Torné, Me Esquius | 1991 134 KNSM- and Java-Eiland | Diener & Diener | 2001
Oliver Heckmann 68 Bungestrasse | Alder | 1993 136 Botania | De Architekten Cie. / van Dongen | 2002
70 Piraeus | Kollhoff | 1994 138 Falken | Burkard Meyer | 2006
30 The Floor Plan Idea 72 Sihlhölzlistrasse | Spühler | 1995 140 Am Ottersgraben | HAHOH | 2007
Friederike Schneider 74 Hollainhof | Neutelings Riedijk | 1999 142 Rondo | Graber Pulver | 2007
76 Østerbrogade | C. F. Møller | 2006 144 Willoughby 7917 | LOHA | 2008
36 The Path toward Access and Circulation 146 Funen Blok K | NL Architects | 2009
Oliver Heckmann
1.2 URBAN INFILL
2.2 LINEAR BLOCK / SUPERBLOCK
PROJECTS 80 Calle Doña Maria Coronel | Cruz, Ortiz | 1976
81 Wagenaarstraat | Duinker, van der Torre | 1989 150 Unité d’Habitation | Le Corbusier | 1947
44 Overview of all floor plan diagrams 82 Admiralstraße | 152 Klopstockstraße | Aalto, Baumgarten | 1957
Nylund, Puttfarken, Stürzebecher | 1986 153 Altonaer Straße | Niemeyer | 1957
84 China Wharf | CZWG | 1988 154 Hannibal | Jäger, Müller, Wirth | 1971
86 Alte Zürcherstrasse | Schnebli / Ammann | 1993 156 Buchgrindel II | Hotz | 1985
87 Schützenmattstrasse | Herzog & de Meuron | 1993 158 Calle Ramon y Cajal | Vázquez Consuegra | 1987
88 Rue de l’Ourcq | Gazeau | 1993 160 Avenue de Général Leclerc | Nouvel, Ibos | 1987
90 Space Block Kamishinjo | Kojima + Akamatsu | 1998 162 Carabanchel | Cruz, Ortiz | 1989
92 Lychener Straße | Nägeli, Zander | 2000 164 Nexus World | Holl | 1991
93 House Santen | Höhne & Rapp | 2000 166 K25 | Zaaijer, Christiaanse | 1992
94 House & Atelier Bow-Wow | Atelier Bow-Wow | 2005 168 Carl-Spitzweg-Gasse | Giencke | 1993
96 e_3 | Kaden Klingbeil Architekten | 2008 170 Tyroltgasse | Kovatsch | 1994
98 Oderberger Straße | BARarchitekten | 2010 172 Bahnhofstraße | Riegler, Riewe | 1994
174 Frankfurt-Bonames | Kramm | 1995
176 Hoge Pontstraat | Dercon, T ’ Jonck, Van Broeck | 1996
1.3 CORNER BUILDING 178 Kölner Brett | b & k + | 1999
180 Maia I | Rocha | 1999
102 I. S. M. House | Coderch | 1951 182 St. Alban-Ring | Morger & Degelo | 2002
103 Elberfelder Straße | Uhl | 1981 184 Bülachhof | Langenegger | 2004
104 Schrankenberggasse | Krier | 1986 186 Paul-Clairmont-Strasse |
105 Schlesische Straße | Léon, Wohlhage | 1993 Gmür & Steib Architekten AG | 2006
106 Müllheimerstrasse | Morger & Degelo | 1993 188 Rheinresidenz | Neff Neumann | 2006
190 Hardegg | Matti Ragaz Hitz | 2008
194 Lake Shore Drive | Mies van der Rohe | 1951 246 Halen | Atelier 5 | 1961 284 Sugden House | Smithson | 1956
195 Weberwiese | Henselmann | 1952 248 Ludwig-Windhorst-Straße | Gieselmann | 1961 285 Casa Mendes da Rocha | Mendes da Rocha | 1960
196 Hansaviertel | Van den Broek / Bakema | 1958 249 Galgebakken | Storgård, Orum-Nielsen, Marcussen | 1974 286 House Witzig | Olgiati | 1966
198 Cluster Block | Lasdun | 1958 250 Marquess Road | Darbourne and Darke | 1977 287 Cardhouse III | Eisenman | 1971
199 Marina City | Goldberg | 1963 252 Maiden Lane | Benson, Forsyth | 1982 288 Karuizawa Capsule House | Kurokawa | 1973
200 Romeo and Julia | Scharoun | 1959 254 Merzenacker | ARB Arbeitsgruppe | 1987 289 House Aida-sou | Miyamoto | 1995
202 Torres Blancas | Sáenz de Oiza | 1969 256 Ried 2 | Atelier 5 | 1990 290 2/5 House | Ban | 1995
204 Twin Parks Northwest | Prentice & Chan | 1970 258 Nexus World | OMA / Koolhaas | 1991 291 Möbius House | van berkel & bos | 1998
206 Tour Nuage | Aillaud | 1975 260 Vogelbach | Alder | 1992 292 Floirac | OMA / Koolhaas | 1998
207 Wohnen 2000 | van Egeraat | 1993 262 Wienerberggründe | Steidle + Partner | 1993 294 wunschhaus #1 | heide von beckerath alberts | 1999
208 Kanchanjunga Apartments | Correa | 1983 264 Kilchberg | Gigon /Guyer | 1996 296 Haus der Gegenwart | Allmann Sattler Wappner | 2005
210 Morgenstond | Ciriani | 1994 266 Matosinhos | Souta de Moura | 1999 298 House O | Fujimoto | 2007
212 Mirador | MVRDV / Blanca Lleó | 2005 268 Rockpool | Popov | 1999 299 House W | Kraus Schönberg | 2007
214 Boutique Monaco – Missing Matrix | Mass Studies | 2008 270 Steinfelsareal | Herczog Hubeli | 2002
272 Carabanchel | Aranguren & Gallegos | 2003
274 Eda housing | Chiba Manabu | 2005 3.2 DUPLEX
2.4 TERRACED COMPLEX 276 Cité Manifeste | Lewis / Block Architectes | 2005
278 Seijo Townhouse | Sejima & Associates | 2007 302 Villa KBWW | De Architektengroep bv / MVRDV | 1997
218 Habitat 67 | Safdie | 1967 280 San Sebastián de los Reyes | S-M. A. O. | 2011 304 Bruderholz | Gugger | 1996
220 Brüderstraße | Frey, Schröder & Schmidt | 1968 305 Vill | Noldin & Noldin | 2001
221 Brunswick Centre | Hodgkinson, Martin | 1972 306 M-U House | Acebo + Alonso | 2002
222 Trollingerweg | Kammerer, Belz | 1972 307 Patchwork House | Pfeifer, Roser, Kuhn | 2005
224 Benzenäcker | Faller, Schröder | 1975
226 Schlangenbader Straße | Heinrichs | 1982
228 Wohnen am See | Baumschlager & Eberle | 1988 3.3 ROW HOUSE
230 The Mountain | BIG Bjarke Ingels Group | 2008
310 Søholm I – III | Jacobsen | 1954
312 The Ryde | Phippen, Randall, Parkes | 1964
2.5 SPACE-ENCLOSING STRUCTURE 314 Diagoon-Houses | Hertzberger | 1976
316 Altenbergstraße | Haas, Hermann | 1982
234 S. Marinella | Sartogo, Bruschi | 1967 317 Kirchhölzle | GFP & Assoziierte | 1990
236 Märkisches Viertel | Fleig | 1966 318 Johann-Rieder-Straße | Schröder, Widmann | 1989
237 Märkisches Viertel | Ungers | 1969 320 Cayenne-Peper | Verheijen, Verkoren, De Haan | 1999
238 Robin Hood Gardens | Smithson | 1972 322 Huizen | Neutelings Riedijk | 1996
240 Cube house | Blom | 1984 324 Borneo | MAP Architects / Mateo | 2000
242 Kitagata | Sejima, Nishizawa | 1998 326 Quinta Monroy | Elemental | 2004
327 Skansen LIVING 2006+ |
Dorte Mandrup Arkitekter | 2006
328 Bjørnveien | Dahle, Dahle, Breitenstein | 2007
330 Vallecas | dosmasunoarquitectos | 2011
… is at the center of this book. The Floor Plan Manual of the latter. In our opinion, this value is becoming more as bathroom and storage space. Thus the form of the spaces
Housing documents and analyzes 150 international housing important because heterogeneous developments in housing is brought into the foreground and the spatial flow becomes
projects since 1945. This manual is distinguished not only are also particularly manifest in the differing floor area avail- visible. Moreover, the ease of comparison facilitates recogni-
by the compact presentation of all projects, but also and able to each user. This value reveals to which degree spatial tion of the distinct qualities and unique characteristics of
especially by the range of the projects and the generous generosity is also a result of a greater floor area per user or each floor plan.
time period covered by the selection of examples. While conversely, which floor plans are able to convey a sense of With regard to the project plans, we have retained the
the Floor Plan Manual serves as a tool to research the latest such generosity despite spatial compactness. mode of representation chosen by each architect, for the
developments in housing, it goes beyond that brief and also design idea of an architect is always reflected in his or her
contextualizes these in comparison to examples from the The Floor Plan Manual is designed as a workbook. Since the project presentation. At the same time, the systematization
past 65 years. The systematic typological presentation of the focus of this documentation is on floor plans, all key floor of all the information allows users of the manual to compare
projects allows readers to utilize the knowledge and ideas of plans are shown in the same scale of 1:200 enabling easy and evaluate the projects in order to utilize the floor plan
others in a purposeful manner, thus finding inspiration for comparison. A north indicator at the bottom of the page examples for their own work. For this is the aim of this book:
their own work on floor plans. identifies the orientation. At the same time, the projects to serve as a useful guide for architects, a reference work
In this 4th edition, each project is accompanied by a are documented in their entirety by means of sections, site they can consult as they work on a design brief.
diagram, which facilitates the comparability of all floor plans plans, small photographs as visual supplements, systematic The examples are arranged according to urban type, such
contained in the volume. The diagrams are placed at the top key information along the margin, and brief descriptions. as block edge, linear block, detached houses, apartment
left corner of each page in the manner of a flipbook serving The descriptions fulfill a dual role: they are intended to guide tower, etc., in separate chapters. Each chapter, in turn, is
as an instant search aid. the reader through the house or apartment; at the same preceded by a brief text that describes the unique typologi-
An overview of all diagrams, which precedes the project time – by providing a summary of the idea that underlies the cal characteristics of the relevant building task as well as the
section, can also be used as a visual table of contents: it plan – the descriptions free the reader to profit from the idea different resultant requirements for the floor plan. Within
allows the eye to travel across all the floor plans contained of a floor plan as such, rather than merely the particular plan these categories, examples are presented chronologically by
in this book and is intended to inspire a fresh look at these as it is documented in the book. The same is true for the construction date in order to trace the evolution in housing.
plans beyond building task, name, or completion date. For diagrams, which in their abstraction – that is, the standard- The manual only features built projects, although an
one of the aims of this volume is to render the surprising and ized presentation and isolation of an exemplary floor plan – argument could undoubtedly be made that unbuilt projects
inspiring elements of floor plans, which often go unheeded also allow the idea of the floor plan to become more evident. would be equally enriching for the design of floor plans.
as “obsolete,” visible to the reader. All diagrams are shown as figure-ground representations However, it was important that all projects had passed
We have also recorded the average floor area per user for on a scale of 1:500. The white area shows the empty space, through the “eye of the needle” called realization before a
each project. For more complex projects with different apart- which is available for free interpretation, all black areas serious comparison can take place because floor plan design
ment types and sizes, we have indicated the entire range denote spatial demarcations and predetermined zones such is often subject to modification during the building process.
We have striven for an international scope, albeit only delimit the variety and abundance of the following projects. linear, around a center, merging or separate – is explained in
to the degree to which cultural and climatic differences They demonstrate the various ways of looking at floor plans: “The Floor Plan Idea.”
still allow for comparability of the floor plan design. For The foreword “On the Use of Floor Plans” focuses on the Our navigation aid on the inside book flap provides a
this reason, most of the examples are taken from countries various ways of reading floor plans in general, whereby read- systematic overview if you wish to search the collection of
with a temperate climate. The purpose of the international ing/use signifies the study and development of drafting the examples for specific floor plan ideas or access forms. The
range of examples is not only to provide the reader with an floor plan on the one hand and living in or making use of the table categorizes the projects according to floor plan or-
overview of the evolution in housing; showing the originality built plan on the other. By shedding light on both of these ganization (cf. introductory essay “The Floor Plan Idea”) and
and diversity of the individual examples within one category “levels of reading,” the text reveals the inherent sensuality their means of access. Some examples are marked with dots
was also important. The juxtaposition in this manual enables of the housing floor plan, which can appear abstract at first in several categories of this table: these correspond either
them to be easily transferred from one context to another. glance. to different characteristics present in one and the same
In addition to all these objective selection criteria, there Reinhard Gieselmann’s “Historical Development of Hous- standard apartment or they describe the characteristics of
was the stipulation that each chosen floor plan should be ing Plans” provides a timeline of how floor plans – ideas and different apartments found within one and the same project.
a good floor plan. In our view, a good floor plan is first and access concepts – developed over time and allows the reader These introductory texts and tools provide the reader
foremost distinguished by a good or excellent utilization of to trace the conditions that led to a specific type, how the with various options for analysis and demonstrate that one
the given situation. Secondly, and equally important, is that type continued to evolve, how some concepts had to wait can only do justice to the complexity of this task prosaically
the specific idea for a floor plan should be expressed with for a long time to be realized and who emulated whom. This referred to as housing by layering different ways of seeing.
the greatest clarity possible, independent of whether the essay is complemented by a description of current trends in The Floor Plan Manual Housing continues to be a work in
concept could be and indeed is applicable to the population recent years as we can observe them today, albeit without progress. Thus we would like to once again issue an invita-
at large or only to a small group of users. In short: a “good the benefit of a historical perspective. tion to all readers and users of this manual, who feel that a
floor plan” is a clear visualization of an idea on order and The focus then shifts to the plan of the entire structure project they deem especially important – be it their own or a
organization rather than a mere assemblage of functional of a house, how apartments are connected to one another project created by someone else – is missing from this selec-
areas like pieces in a predetermined puzzle. For the most and to their surroundings: “The Path toward Access and tion: please contact the publisher and make your informa-
part, we have selected universally applicable, easily transfer- Circulation” describes the significance and potential of the tion available for the next revised edition of this work.
able solutions, although it also seemed justified to include, access space and offers a brief analysis of different access
here and there, several very special and unique designs that typologies. Birkhäuser GmbH
may never be repeated. And finally, the typology of the apartment, the search P. O. Box
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Building type
detached, second-tier infill
4 stories with basement
facing NW/NE/SE/SW
Date of construction
2005
Size of units
219 m²
Building depth
9m
Access
split-level
with generous landings
Parking
no parking on lot
Architect
Atelier Bow-Wow
Tokyo
Yoshiharu Tsukamoto
Momoyo Kaijima
Shun Takagi
Location
House & Atelier Bow-Wow
Shinjuku-ku
Tokyo
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6 North elevation 1 : 200
7 South elevation 1 : 200
8 Longitudinal section 1 : 200 Referring to
9 Sectional drawing floor plan 1 : 200
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Building type
1.4
patio house on residual lot
between three fire walls
2 stories (raised ground floor
and lowered ground level)
facing NW/SE/SW
Date of construction
2005
Number of units
1
Size of units
approx. 330 m²
Building depth
10–20 m
Access
through carriageway in
adjacent building and via ramp
Open spaces
patios
balcony
Parking
no parking on lot
Architect
Caruso St John Architects LLP
project architect:
1
Rod Heyes
Location
Brick House
London
bb
4
Referring to
floor plan 1 : 200
121
138
Building type
freestanding sculptural urban
structure with 2-story maisonettes
surrounding a courtyard set on top
of a 4-story office wing
6 stories
facing NW/NE/SE/SW
2.1
Date of construction
1999–2006
6
Number of units
14
Size of units
2- and 3-room maisonettes,
90–140 m²
Building depth
7–16m
(residential level)
Access
access core and gallery in courtyard
Open spaces
conservatories, shared courtyard
with loggia overlooking the city
Parking
underground garage
Architect
Burkard Meyer Architekten BSA
5 Baden
Location
mixed-use building Falken
Baden
s
s
s s
Referring to
floor plan 1 : 200
139
146
Building type
apartment block divided into 10 units
with different unit depths and
number of stories, undulating roof
landscape, 2.5 stories on average,
facing N/E/W/S
Date of construction
2006–2009
2.1
Number of units
10
Size of unit
3-room apts., 147/160 m² (2 units)
with patios 158/170.5 m²
4-room apts., 127–180.5 m² (7 units)
with patios 142.5–204 m²
5-room apt., 142 m² (1 unit)
with patio 153 m²
Building depth
27.7–30.5 m
Access
diagonally inserted aisle
(“minicanyon”)
Open spaces
roof terraces
Parking
no parking on lot
Architect
NL Architects
Amsterdam
Pieter Bannenberg, Walter van Dijk
Kamiel Klaasse, Mark Linnemann
Associates:
Caro Baumann, Jennifer Petersen
Niels Petersen, Holger Schurk
Misa Shibukawa, Rolf Touzimsky
Location
Funen Blok K
Amsterdam
s
Referring to
floor plan 1 : 200
147
184
Building type
5- to 6-story residential building
facing W/E
Date of construction
2002–2004
Number of units
71
Size of units
3-room apts.,
approx. 54 m² (28 units)
5-room apts.,
approx. 110 m² (43 units)
2.2
27–27.5 m²
Building depth
12 m
5
Access
covered walkway
Open spaces
roof patios for common use,
s s
walkway widening into bays
that serve as balconies
Parking
no parking on lot
Architect
Marc Langenegger
Architekt EPFL SIA
Bern
Location
Student housing Bülachhof
Zurich
Referring to
floor plan 1 : 200
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2 Longitudinal sections 1 : 500
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4 Floor plan detail ground floor 1 : 200 d e a
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5 Floor plan detail 2nd floor 1 : 200 b
6 Floor plan detail 3rd floor 1 : 200 1
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Building type
residential complex
4 stories
(incl. finished basement areas)
facing in all directions
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Date of construction
2005–2007
s Number of units
14
Size of unit
s
Building depth
6–16.5 m
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Layout
patchwork-like conglomerate of
4 20 townhouse blocks and courtyards
(partially lowered to basement level)
with access paths,
steel-frame construction,
exposed brickwork and
floor-to-ceiling glazing
Parking
2.6
no parking on lot
j j n
Architect
Kazuyo Sejima & Associates
Tokyo
design team:
Kazuyo Sejima, Mizuki Imamura
Takashige Yamashita, Sadaharu Ota
Tetsuo Kondo, Kansuke Kawashima
Location
Seijo Townhouse,
Setagaya-ku
Tokyo
5
3 Referring to
floor plan 1 : 200
279
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The upper level is accessed via a covered
walkway and external stairs at the end c
wall of the slab. This cluster is occupied by
differentiated, interwoven loft apartments,
which link the modules side by side, front
to back or vertically.
The five types that were developed are 3
conceived as flowing spaces, each reaching
across two levels and interconnected by a
two-story space. In scale and height, that a b c
space has the atmosphere of a light-filled
hall. Stairs located at the sidewall lead up
to an open loft. The arrangement of sani-
tary rooms and walk-in closets achieves
a differentiated organization of the upper
space; together, they create a room at the d e
very end, which completes the sequence.
1 2
aa bb
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Building type
residential development
4 stories facing NW/SE
e connecting elements
facing EN/WS
b
Date of construction
2004–2011
Number of units
a
54
Size of units
type a: 2-room apts., 70 m² (16 units)
type b: 3-room apts., 85.5 m² (8 units)
type c: 2-room apts., 56.5 m² (18 units)
type d: 2-room apts., 53 m² (4 units)
type e: 3-room apts., 84.5 m² (8 units)
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Area per user
e
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27–35 m²
s
Building depth
s
5 10–19 m
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a Layout
four parallel, linked slabs
with 1- i.e. 2-story loft units,
covered walkway access
with external stairs
at the end walls
Open spaces
balconies, courtyards
Parking
underground garage
Architect
S-M.A.O.
Sancho Madridejos Architecture
Office
6 J. C. Sancho Osinaga, Sol Madridejos
Madrid
cc dd project manager:
Ana Vinagre
2.6
team:
Anja Lunge, Enrique Tazon
Carlos Seco, Goretti Diaz
Andrey Corredor, Sebastian Severino
7 Elena Castro, Ignacio Murad
d c Marta Catalan, Almudena Mampaso
Location
b San Sebastián de los Reyes
Madrid
8
Referring to
floor plan 1 : 200
281
Building type 2 4
detached single-family house
4 stories
orientation in all directions
Date of Construction
1966
Living area
approx. 226 m²
Layout
sculptural solid construction on a slope,
organized in the interior around double
winding stairs
1 3
Architect Basement with 2nd entrance 1 : 200 1
Rudolf Olgiati Ground floor with main entrance, 2
Flims-Dorf living area and garage 1 : 200
Upper floor with private rooms 1 : 200 3
Location Attic story with private rooms 1 : 200 4
House Witzig Section 1 : 200 5
Flims-Waldhaus
Switzerland
Referring to
floor plan 1 : 200
286
Building type
Cardhouses I–X
2 stories
facing N/S, SW/NE
Date of construction
1971
Living area
approx. 215 m²
Layout
two interpenetrating cubes,
concrete construction
white stucco coating
Architect
Peter Eisenman
New York
1 2
Location
3.1
Referring to
floor plan 1 : 200
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