LIVELINESS
Halen Residential Complex
Atelier 5
Halen, CZ, 1961
“We transformed the concept of Le
Corbusier’s vertical residential block,
the Unité d’Habitation, into a horizontal
scheme.”
Atelier 5
The design of this self-contained
structure of 81 terraced houses, with small
front gardens, communal kindergarten,
swimming-pool, restaurant, shops,
underground garage and central heating
plant , combined a high quality of life
with a high density of residents. This
leads to a degree of spatial activity within
the community. The dwellings have
gardens in front and rear which connects
adjecent dwellings with each other and
create a ‘collective’ garden to enforce the
communal feeling.
references:
_ http://www.atelier5.ch/de/Arbeiten/
_ http://housingprototypes.org/project?File_
No=CH008
_ http://www.oikodomos.org/caserepository/
index.php/casestudies/view/25
TK9 - Learning activity 56
OIKONET elective 2014
Faculty of Architecture - KU Leuven
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Olivier De Greef