li01 – six apartment buildings Liebigstrasse, Berlin, Germany

The modular principle of the individual residential buildings is realized by the flexible combination of their floor plans. The single units can be added or divided. The flexible floor plans enable small residential units for singles and couples, as well as – after merging – large units for families. Two apartments with a floor space of 52 m² and 64 m² can be used individually or combined to create a large 116 m² apartment. This follows the principle of a flexible building: not dictated by load-bearing walls or other building elements. Depending on the different stages of life one’s requirements change; and here the floor plans can adapt flexibly to the varying living conditions of the inhabitants. A distinction is made between two different building typologies: 2 x VI-storey, 4 x VII-storey, and also between 6-7 different apartment types including a garden apartment.

The apartments in the building are organised around a central staircase. The load-bearing structure is in the building core. Apartments are accessed according to a split-level structure, i.e. two of the four apartments are situated on one level, while the other two are staggered by one floor. Each apartment has its own spacious balcony – or “private garden”. In the façade, loggias and balconies alternate as elements that are both functional and characterize the buildings exterior. All apartments are oriented towards two or more directions and benefit from room-high façade glazing. The expansive glazing allows the well-lit apartments to enter into a special relationship with the urban landscape garden surrounding the houses.