Meyer'sche Häuser, Cultural heritage monument in Kleinzschocher district, Leipzig, Germany.
Meyer'sche Häuser is a residential complex in the Kleinzschocher district of Leipzig, made up of several buildings grouped around a shared green space. The buildings differ in form and scale, and a kindergarten on Hermann-Meyer-Strasse is also part of the ensemble.
The complex was designed in 1907 by architect Max Pommer on behalf of Hermann Julius Meyer, owner of the Bibliographisches Institut publishing house in Leipzig. It was built at a time when some employers began providing better housing conditions for their workers.
The complex takes its name from the publisher Hermann Julius Meyer, who commissioned it for his workers. Today, the central green area is a meeting point where residents spend time outdoors, on benches or along the paths between the buildings.
The complex is in Leipzig and is well served by public transport. The best way to take it in is on foot, walking through the central green space to get a feel for how the different buildings are arranged around it.
Today, the complex houses a community center with an art gallery cafe run by the Network of Elder Women. This use shows how a housing project built over a century ago still works as a gathering place for the people who live there.
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