Housing

Post-War Modernist Housing in the Frankfurt, Rhein-Main Region

Overview map on housing areas in the Frankfurt, Rhein-Main Region (to be continued).

 

Hirschsprung
Kurt-Schumacher-Ring, Sudetenring, 63303 Dreieich-Sprendlingen
Planning and Construction Time:1956–1963
Planning: Nassauische Heimstätte
Client/Property Developer: Nassauische Heimstätte
Owner Today: Nassauische Heimstätte, private owners
Residential Units: about 947
Functions: Living, stores and childcare

Nordweststadt
Hammarskjöldring, Gerhard-Hauptmann-Ring, u.a., 60439 Frankfurt
Planning and Construction Time: 1961–1968
Architects: Walter Schwagenscheidt, Tassilo Sittmann, housing society
Client/Property Developer: Nassauische Heimstätte, Neue Heimat, amongs others
Owner Today: Nassauische Heimstätte, GWH, ABG, private owners
Residential Units: about 7600
Functions: Living, stores, schools, childcare, chruches

Wohnstadt Limes
Marktplatz, Ostring, Westring, 65824 Schwalbach am Taunus
Planning and Construction Time: 1959–1973
Planning: Hans Bernhard Reichow (Wohnstadt), Friedrich Spengelin (city centre)
Client/Property Developer: Nassauische Heimstätte
Owner Today: Nassauische Heimstätte, private owners
Residential Units: about 3500
Functions: Living, childcare, schools, churches, centre, stores, restaurants, town hall, community centre, libary, suburban railway station

Schelmengraben
Hans-Böckler-Straße, August-Bebel-Straße, u.a., 65199 Wiesbaden Dotzheim; Karl-Marx-Straße und andere
Planning and Construction Time: 1961–1971
Planning: Ernst May
Client/Property Developer: Neue Heimat Südwest, Neue Heimat Hessen, Volksfürsorge
Owner Today: GWH, private investor
Residential Units: about 2540
Functions: Living, retirement home, stores, youth centre

Gartenfeld
Gartenfeldstraße, Heuchelheimer Straße, 61350 Bad Homburg v. d. Höhe
Planning and Construction Time: 1963–1970
Planning: GEWOBAG
Client/Property Developer: GEWOBAG
Owner Today: GWH, private owners
Residential Units: about 800
Functions: Living, childcare, churches, stores

Kranichstein
Gruberstraße, Bartningstraße, Grundstraße u.a., 64289 Darmstadt
Planning and Construction Time: 1965–1971
Planning: Ernst May, Günther Grzimek
Client/Property Developer: GEWOBAG, Neue Heimat Südwest, Post-Baugesellschaft DAHEIM
Owner Today: GWH, private owners
Residential Units: about 2600 (1st construction phase)
Functions: Living, stores, schools, churches

Roter Hang
Am Roten Hang, Viktoriastraße u.a., 61476 Kronberg im Taunus
Planning and Construction Time: 1966–1971
Planning: Rudolf Kramer
Client/Property Developer: Polensky & Zöllner, IBM Deutschland Unterstützungskasse
Owner Today: Private owners, Wohnbau GmbH
Residential Units: about 90
Functions: Living

 

Sonnenring
Mailänder Straße 3-23, 60598 Frankfurt
Planning and Construction Time: 1971–1979
Planning: Mietropa-Gesellschaften, from 1973 Helaba
Architect: Günther Balser
Owner Today: privat owners
Residential Units: about 310
Functions: Living

Chinamauer
Frankfurter Straße 84-92, Wiesbadener Straße 2-4, 63110 Nieder Roden
Planning and Construction Time: 1971–1980
Architect: Otfried Rau, Ottmar Weyland
Client/Property Developer: Baugilde Nord
Owner Today: privat owners
Residential Units: about 690
Functions: Living

Ben-Gurion-Ring
Ben-Gurion-Ring, 60437 Frankfurt
Planning and Construction Time: 1973–1976

Planning: Planungsabteilung der Neue Heimat
Client/Property Developer: Nassauische Heimstätte , Neue Heimat, Volksfürsorge Hamburg

Owner Today: GWH, Nassauische Heimstätte, private owners
Residential Units: about 1645
Functions: Living, churches, childcare, stores

Source: Harnack, Maren, Brunner, Matthias, Heger, Natalie (ed.): Wohnen in der Nachkriegsmoderne. Siedlungen in der Region Rhein-Main, Deutscher Kunstverlag, Berlin 2020

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last updated on: 11.29.2022