Kochenhofsiedlung, Architectural ensemble in Stuttgart-Nord, Germany
Kochenhofsiedlung is a residential ensemble in Stuttgart-Nord made up of rows of detached and terraced houses built almost entirely from wood. Gabled roofs and wooden facades give every street in the quarter a very consistent appearance.
The settlement was built in 1933 under the direction of Paul Schmitthenner as a direct response to the modernist Weissenhofsiedlung of 1927. It represented a return to traditional building forms at a time when two opposing ideas about architecture were competing in Stuttgart.
The settlement is still a lived-in neighborhood today, where wooden facades and gabled roofs define the look of every street. Walking through it gives a clear sense of how consistently a single design idea was applied across all buildings.
The settlement is in Stuttgart-Nord and easy to reach by public transport, with access from several streets around the perimeter. A walk along the roads is enough to take in all the buildings from outside, and no special permission is needed to enter the public streets.
Although the settlement was conceived as a counterpoint to the Weissenhofsiedlung, it also hosted an exhibition in 1933 known as Deutsches Holz für Hausbau und Wohnung, meaning German Wood for House Building and Living. The houses themselves served as exhibition objects and were open for visitors to walk through.
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