House 13 (IGA) Stuttgart

  • Design: 1991
  • Realisation: 1993
  • Client: Municipality of Stuttgart and Entwicklungsgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart
  • Gross Floor Area: 1,175m2
House 13 (IGA) Stuttgart

In the framework of the German IGA Wohnen 2000 competition, European architects were commissioned to design new types of apartments. The theme for the designs was ‘Ecology and the change in Modern Lifestyles’. The site chosen was on the edge of the ‘International Garden Exposition 1993’ in Stuttgart and the brief sought a new building to terminate an existing street. The design is an airy and playful composition, which disperses the program on the site so as not to block the street. The building arrangement creates an open garden to the front, with the dispersed plan allowing sunlight to penetrate into the inner yard beyond. The apartments can be accessed by either stairs within the towers or by glass enclosed elevators that are connected by small bridges to the building. The project is a development of the ongoing Dutch experiments of seeking new housing typologies, and responds to future changing demands by offering internal flexibility. If required, the three maisonettes can be converted into six separate bachelor apartments. Each apartment has its own service zone, living zone, and loft. Compared to a standard apartment, the loft is more spacious than usual and provides a higher degree of flexibility within the layout, as it can be divided into two separate rooms. The service zone is designed as a standard element that can be adapted to each apartments’ requirements. The design responds to the site conditions in a primary way, with the density utilizing the land efficiently and the form harnessing sunlight, rather than using ecological technology solely in the building materials. The approach to the sustainable issues in combination with the contemporary and spacious living quarters provided, result in a project that caters for a truly modern lifestyle.

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