Rails and lively freight traffic once shaped the image of today's artists' quarter in Wiesbaden. Over the last 15 years, the site of the former goods station has gradually been transformed into a residential district, the keystone of which is the Curve residential quarter. As the name suggests, curvy, soft shapes play a central role in the project, which comprises six buildings on a site area of 8,000 m2. The building ensemble was designed and realized by Dortmund-based msp Architekten, who wanted to counter the strict geometry of the district with a playful, soft look. In addition to the soft building shapes, the curved, teardrop-shaped balconies also contribute to this. Behind the brick façade and the triple-glazed aluminum-wood windows, a total of 113 apartments with floor plans ranging from 40 to 170 m2 are concealed in six buildings. Two underground garages and an underfloor garage offer parking spaces for 117 cars and 30 charging stations for electric cars. Typical for all apartments are the very well-lit and modern floor plans, which create a high quality of living. This is complemented by forward-looking, energy-efficient building technology, including underfloor heating that uses district heating and automatic ventilation. Each apartment has a stylishly curved balcony, garden or roof terrace. The landscaped inner courtyard, designed with great attention to detail by landscape architects PlanD, offers further opportunities to spend time outdoors. This is part of the outdoor area, as is the playground, which offers young residents a variety of opportunities to romp around right outside the front door. The apartments are furnished to a high standard. While the bathrooms mainly feature products from Dornbracht, the residents of the penthouse apartments even have access to a premium kitchen from bulthaup. The choice fell on the bulthaup b1, a straightforward and unpretentious kitchen that makes the motto "reduction to the essentials" its theme. Accordingly, the doors have no handles, the surfaces are pure white and the overall look is quiet rather than loud. A timeless kitchen design that is ideal for open-plan living spaces, as is standard in Curve. The kitchens were planned and implemented in close collaboration with the interior designers at bulthaup in Wiesbaden.

werkstatt.bulthaup.de

Photos: 

Ruske Studio
www.marcruske.com

(Published in CUBE Frankfurt 03|23)