Wohnanlage Orpheus und Eurydike, Brutalist residential complex in Schwabing, Germany.
Wohnanlage Orpheus und Eurydike is a residential complex in Schwabing made of concrete with two main buildings: a 13-story Orpheus tower and a 9-story Eurydike building connected by curved garden paths. The buildings offer different apartment types, including maisonettes, while a gas station and restaurant operate on the ground floor.
The complex was built between 1971 and 1973 as one of the first large residential projects in Schwabing after World War II. Architects Jürgen von Gagern, Udo von der Mühlen, and Peter Ludwig shaped modern housing development in Munich with this project.
The complex has shaped residential life in Schwabing since completion and shows how people live together in modern concrete buildings. The colored access areas and varying balcony sizes create a distinct identity within the neighborhood.
The complex is located in Schwabing and is easily accessible on foot from surrounding streets. If you want to explore, you can enter the areas between the buildings and discover different perspectives of the concrete architecture.
The complex is named after the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, which is reflected in the naming of its two main buildings. This literary reference gives the modern concrete structure a poetic quality that is not immediately visible in the architecture itself.
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