Another building that received a lot of recognition was by Gustav Wolf (no. 32– 33): the simplicity of the form reveals that its author is an experienced architect150. On the one hand, this house was regarded as an artistic creation, refined in every detail; on the other hand, it was criticised for being heavy and not dynamic151. The Housewives' Association gave very positive reviews to the interior design of the house, praising the simple forms of the furnishings and good quality of materials152. After 1927, the issue that came to the fore was not the formal composition, but the economy of the buildings. Just like in other model housing estates, as was in Wrocław, the unfulfilled condition was that the flats were supposed to be affordable. The new technologies used in an experimental way could not have been inexpensive. The prototype building, that was not yet produced on a mass scale and therefore had no construction industry infrastructure or context around it, was very often well above the norm cost-wise: considering it was also constructed using traditional methods. The building cost of some of the model houses was way beyond the estimated cost. An analysis of the building costs was carried out for a single-family detached house by Heinrich Lauterbach. It was proven that this house was too expensive for the users it was meant for153. The most inexpensive project of all the houses was the semi-detached house by Gustav Wolf154. The most expensive projects were the houses by Rading and Scharoun. They consumed over half of all the funds given to the whole estate. This is estimated data since the management of the exhibition decided not to reveal the real cost of the estate to the public in order not to
87 Detached house no. 37, designed by Ludwig Moshamer, view from the side entrance (north), 1929. Published in "Schlesische Monatshefte", 1929, p. 291
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86 Single-family terraced houses, no. 15, designed by Heinrich Lauterbach, bedroom, 1929/1930. The Wrocław Museum of Architecture, Mat IIIb 1037-2