Exterior view of the house
CASA SCHMINKE
Hans Scharoun
Kirschallee. Lobau. Germany,1930-1933
The Schminke House is an outstanding example of the "International Style". Sharoun as apparent moderna.donde architecture applies many of the concepts of art of the time.
This detached house built between 1030-1933 Schminke Löbauer the manufacturer was occupied by a marriage and four children. The building is elongated parallel to the street where the axle housing is highlighted by a large overhang with external stairs and portholes evoking elements used on ships. The house has two floors life unfolding on the ground floor, being the highest amplitude, on the first floor are the bedrooms being these very simple and spartan. The steel structure is generating a well formed nautical architecture style of the building.
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