101
Semi-detached house no. 26/27, designed by Theo Effenberger, view from the garden (south-west), section no. 27 after renovation, 2014. Photography by Natalia and Ernest Dec
102 High-rise multi-family section no. 9, designed by Emil Lange, view from the street (north-west), 2014. Photography by Natalia and Ernest Dec
external anterooms were knocked down, the space between
house, today a hall of residents) and house no. 31 by
the two sections in the eastern side of the building was built
Hans Scharoun (a former house for singles and childless
up, the original shape of the windows and top floor were
couples, today a hotel).
altered (the terrace and the workshop). House no. 35 was
134 WuWA
The landscape around the buildings played a vital role
rebuilt after it had been damaged during the war. It was
in the architects' concept of the estate but as time has
divided into two single-family sections and above one of them
passed, it has gone through some unfavourable changes.
an additional floor was built.
Many of the trees are in very bad condition and are
The buildings from the estate have generally not
located in quite unfortunate places. A prime example of a
changed their primary functions. Exceptions to that rule
reckless decision made in the estate was to build the new
are house no. 7 by Adolf Rading (a former tenement
kindergarten in a public green area and to build a detached
7. Post-War History of the WuWA housing estate