#rosenhofsiedlung

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wohnsiedlung bickendorf II // köln bickendorf

rosenhofsiedlung

for a long time, I had planned to drive all the way to the end of subbelrather strasse to bickendorf to visit the housing estate in the style of  the new objectivity. over the christmas holidays, I took advantage of the peace and quiet to tackle this project. nn retrospect, it was a very good idea because there were hardly any people or cars on the road to disturb me while I was taking pictures. the settlement is functionally structured with the two centres of the central square and the church connected by a road, thus creating mutual visual relationships. the houses themselves are kept simple, the variety comes from the colour concept of the contemporary cologne artists, franz w. seiwert and heinrich hoerle.

architects: wilhelm riphahn & caspar maria grod

fab concept of the façades: franz w. seiwert & heinrich hoerle

completion: 1931