Niemeyer in Berlin (EC 30) - a photo on Flickriver

Europe, Germany, Berlin, Hansaviertel, Altonaer Strass 4-14 (slightly cut)

There are only a few Oscar Niemeyer buildings in Europe. And one of them is, of course, in Berlin's Hansaviertel, created for the Interbau, 1957's celebration of modernism. Information about this event is here.

Shown here is the striking tri-angular elevator tower, connecting to the building's internal streets.

"The striking residential building rests on seven double supports that allow views of the surrounding green and access to the six building entrances. Niemeyer, who was influenced by Le Corbusier's ideas of âmodern livingâ, created a design with generous floor plans, loggias, and light-filled spaces. Niemeyer's original design had to be altered in order to meet the Berlin government's requirements for social housing. The communal area planned for the fifth floor was abandoned in favor of six 3-room apartments along a narrow corridor (recognizable on the western side of the building by the row of windows). Niemeyer created a building with several apartments that cut through the building from east to west. This means that the apartments cannot be reached by long corridors, but rather via six interior stairwells and the elevator tower. For reasons of stability, the building has a top floor with a roof of reinforced concrete as a 'lid': this floor only receives daylight through narrow slits."

This is number 95 of the Berlin album and 7 of the new Hansaviertel / Interbau 1957 one.

Taken in: Germany / Land Berlin / Berlin, Stadt / Friedrichstadt (show map)

Taken on: November 6, 2009

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Europe

Germany

Hansaviertel

Altonaer Strass 4-14

Interbau

Oscar Niemeyer « less

Sets appears in: • Berlin • Enchanted concrete more » • Façades • Hansaviertel / Interbau • Minimalism / explicit Graphism • Panasonic Lumix G1 • Lumix G Vario 14-45 f/3,5-5,6 OIS « less

Groups appears in: • Germany • Berlin more » • Architecture and Forms • De Doka • AA Ubercool • Again and Again and Again « less

Camera: Panasonic DMC-G1, f/4.0, 1/160 sec, 14mm (=28mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-G1
Lens:	LUMIX G VARIO 14-45/F3.5-5.6
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	14mm (35mm equivalent: 28mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-1.33 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 24.1 (Windows)
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