Munich: Baldurstraße

Residential Complex Baldurstrasse, 1926-1928. Architect: Heinrich Bergthold. Photo: Daniela Christmann

1926 – 1928

Architect: Heinrich Bergthold

Baldurstraße 1-13, Homerstraße 10-12, Dietrichstraße 1-5 und 2-12, Dachauer Straße 275-287, Walter-Flex-Straße 2-14, Postillonstraße 2-10, Munich, Germany

The trapezoidal, four-wing residential complex with an inner courtyard was built between 1926 and 1928 according to plans by architect Heinrich Bergthold. It was part of a large planned housing estate in Munich-Moosach.

Baldurstraße runs from Dachauer Straße along the southern wall of Westfriedhof to Nederlinger Straße. There, it continues westward from Allacher Straße.

The street was named in 1900 after Baldur, the Germanic god of light and summer.

Moosach

The village of Moosach was an independent municipality until June 30, 1913. When it was incorporated, it became part of the 28th municipal district, Neuhausen-Moosach. This district also included the Gern district of the former municipality of Nymphenburg.

Borstei

The plaster buildings of the housing estate on Baldurstraße and Homerstrasse are located directly across from the Borstei housing estate.

The Borstei housing estate, which was built between 1924 and 1929 by the architect and developer Bernhard Borst, is a listed site.

Housing Complex Baldurstrasse

The main building of the Heinrich Bergthold housing estate, facing Dachauer Straße, is four stories tall. The other wings are three stories tall.

The facades that face the spacious, green courtyard feature two-sided stair towers and clinker-framed axes with double loggias.

The windows that face the landscaped courtyard have clinker surrounds.

The elongated fronts of the historic complex are accentuated by a sequence of house entrances framed by poured concrete.