As in Germany rework panel Khrushchev

• As in Germany rework panel Khrushchev

Experience in Germany: the reconstruction of Khrushchev in two - three-times more profitable buildings

Examples of the renovation of prefabricated houses of the Soviet period, built in East Germany

Halle (Halle)

Actual size: 7, 3 sq.. m

Completed in 2010

In 2010, the renovation project of the old panel houses in Halle (Halle) made arhbyuro Stefan Forster Architekten, won an award at the international exhibition as the best example of urban renewal in the states of Saxony-Anhalt. The project concept is based on the idea of "walking a tightrope" between the two different parts of the city - the historical center and the area 1960 years of construction.

Building before reconstruction

In accordance with the large-scale reconstruction activities conducted in Leinfelden, panel building has been reduced in size. Instead eleven entrances left only six

18 different versions made from old standard layouts of apartments, including five suites and mezzanine apartment on the ground level with private garden

The partial removal of the upper floors created stage volume with large roofs

Leinefelde

Completed: 1999

Reconstruction of two L-shaped panel buildings marked the beginning of large-scale renovation of the Soviet legacy in a small town in East Germany, Leinefelde. A key element in the design was the masonry on the first level, which performs several functions: provides the foundation building, allowing you to create elevated private gardens at ground level, and establishes a kind of barrier, a buffer zone between the building and the street.

window line on the upper floors with continuous balconies and colored wall panels

The outer facade of the former panel Khrushchev

A key element in the design was the masonry on the first level

The entrance and private garden on the first level

The garden, walled brickwork

The reconstructed panel house

The balconies and the roof terrace on the south and west facades increase the space in the apartment

Terrace apartment

Leinefelde

Floor area: 4, 2 sq.. m

Completed in 2004

The most striking and radical reconstruction in Leinefelde example, in eastern Germany, is the transformation of the old panel houses "Plattenbau" length of 180 m. Remove the top floor and the seven segments of the block along the line, the architects of Stefan Forster Architekten introduced a new style of residential development. On the basis of the old house Multi-family villas were created.

Khruschovka in East Germany before reconstruction

The building is before reconstruction

The complex is a city wall, symbolically signifying the entrance to Leinfelden, and expresses a new beginning in urban planning, according to the project description

Creating a high-quality housing in the old pre-fabricated house improves the entrance to the city

Continuous wall connects at first floor level eight on the east side of the block

The color scheme creates vivid contrasts between the outer and inner sides of the group

Leinefelde

Floor area: 2, 2 sq.. m

Completed in 2002

Shestietazhku panel during the reconstruction was reduced to four floors, added stonework on the building perimeter for visual consolidation of the building and its external space. The house has reduced the number of apartments in the remaining did modern and comfortable layout.

View of the House panel before reconstruction

The building after reconstruction

The inner facade

Above the gardens exterior made clusters with different design and size of the balconies

Leinefelde

Floor area: 2, 6 sq.. m

Completed in 2006

The five-storey Khrushchev was reduced to three floors. The building was originally very long. During the renovation of the quarter, it removed the central segment - the result was two separate buildings.