Berlin: Zeppelinstrasse Estate

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926-1927. Architect: Richard ErmischZeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926-1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch
Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926-1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926–1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926-1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926–1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926-1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926–1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926-1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926–1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926-1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926–1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

1926 – 1927

Architect: Richard Ermisch

Zeppelinstrasse 12–110, Buschhüttener Weg 1–2, Falkenseer Chaussee 26–32 und 260–265, Merziger Strasse 8–9, Pirmasenser Strasse 7 und 20–22, Berlin-Spandau, Germany

Housing Estate Zeppelinstrasse

The Zeppelinstrasse housing estate in Berlin-Spandau was built between 1926 and 1927 according to plans by Richard Ermisch on behalf of Gemeinnützige Baugesellschaft Adamstraße mbH (a non-profit construction company).

It extends for about one kilometer from north to south along Zeppelinstraße around the inter­section with Falkenseer Chaussee.

The housing estate consists of 500 small apart­ments and a few store units.

Design

The main design motif of the mostly 3‑story residential buildings is formed by colorful details with jagged edges, prismatic street corners, protruding pointed oriels, angular broken links, loggias placed over corners and zigzag motifs.

The four tower-like corner buildings at the inter­section of Zeppelinstrasse and Falkenseer Chaussee received crownings in the form of a dome and a peak, covered with light and dark slate.

Expressionism

The estate is a signi­ficant example of expres­sionism in architecture.

Swinging, curved side walls are connected with zigzag bands, brick patterns and colorful trian­gular dormers.

While the houses on Zeppelinstrasse and Falkenseer Chausee are block-edge construc­tions, the later added buildings on Germersheimer Weg and Germersheimer Platz are broken up by staggered rows of houses.

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926-1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926–1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926-1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926–1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926-1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926–1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926-1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926–1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926-1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926–1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926-1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926–1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926-1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

Zeppelinstrasse Estate, 1926–1927. Architect: Richard Ermisch. Photo: Daniela Christmann

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