Residential complex, 1929-1930. Architects: Otho Orlando Kurz, Eduard Herbert. Photo: Daniela Christmann
Residential complex, 1929-1930. Architects: Otho Orlando Kurz, Eduard Herbert. Photo: Daniela Christmann
Residential complex, 1929-1930. Architects: Otho Orlando Kurz, Eduard Herbert. Photo: Daniela Christmann
Residential complex, 1929-1930. Architects: Otho Orlando Kurz, Eduard Herbert. Photo: Daniela Christmann
Residential complex, 1929-1930. Architects: Otho Orlando Kurz, Eduard Herbert. Photo: Daniela Christmann
1929 – 1930
Architects: Otho Orlando Kurz, Eduard Herbert
Karl-Theodor-Straße 102-106, Schleißheimer Straße 214-218, Bechsteinstraße 1-7 and Brunnerstraße, Munich, Germany
The residential complex on Karl-Theodor-Straße and Schleißheimer Straße in Munich-Schwabing was completed between 1929 and 1930 based on designs by architects Otho Orlando Kurz and Eduard Herbert.
Otho Orlando Kurz
Otho Orlando Kurz was born in Florence to the sculptor Erwin Kurz, who collaborated with Adolf von Hildebrand.
In 1893, Hildebrand was appointed a professor at the Munich Art Academy, prompting Kurz’s family to move to Munich.
After studying architecture in Munich, Kurz interned with Friedrich von Thiersch, Hans Grässel, and Heinrich von Schmidt, among others.
In 1908, Kurz was commissioned to design the Milbertshofen Catholic Parish Church, after which he founded an architectural studio with Eduard Herbert.
In 1911, Kurz was appointed professor of drawing at the Technical University of Munich.
He left military service in 1917 to design an industrial building in Munich for the Bayerische Motorenwerke during World War I.
Residential Complex
Otho Orlando Kurz and Eduard Herbert designed several apartment blocks as part of the urban ensemble surrounding the church of St. Sebastian.
The plots, which had previously been used as farmland by market gardeners and were largely undeveloped, bordered the church to the north and south.
The northern residential block was developed by Münchener Wohnungsbau AG.
The Verein für Volkswohnungen financed the two southern apartment blocks.
The block north of Karl-Theodor-Strasse is notable for its simple New Objectivity-style facades, which feature rounded balconies with clinker parapets, elongated stairwell bay windows, and protruding door elements.
Along Schleißheimer Street, there are stores with display windows, as well as the entrance to the underground garage.
Apartments
The living spaces of the spacious, two- to six-room apartments typically face the street.
The kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, toilet, and loggia face the inner courtyard.
The apartment buildings are listed as an ensemble with the Catholic Church of Saint Sebastian.
Residential complex, 1929-1930. Architects: Otho Orlando Kurz, Eduard Herbert. Photo: Daniela Christmann