WBS 70/11, in Berlin in Winter
WBS 70/11 in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg-Nord
WBS 70 is the abbreviation for Wohnungsbauserie, the 70th series housing in the German Democratic Republic (DDR) used type of dwelling in slab construction . It was developed in the early 1970s by the German Academy of Architecture and the Technical University of Dresden . In 1973, the first block in the city was Neubrandenburg built and this house is now a historical monument. Of the approximately 1.52 million dwellings constructed ( units = units) in slab construction to 1990, the Type 70 WBS is widespread, accounting for up to 42 percent of housing constructed in the East.
In Berlin-Hellersdorf, there is a museum at Heller Strasse 179 open to visitors of the apartment type WBS 70th. The 61-square-metre three-room apartment was furnished with original household items manufactured in the GDR.
Technical details
- Load range: 6.3 tons (63 kN)
- Modular system, basic grid: 6.00 metres x 6.00 metres
- Building depth: 12 meters
- Floor height : 2.80 meters (WBS 70 / G: 3.30 meters)
- Number of storeys: 5, 6 or 11
- Outer wall: three layers with core insulation
- Interior bathrooms, lying outside staircase
Functional features
- Minimizing traffic areas in buildings and housing for the benefit of living space
- Variability of apartment sizes and occupancy density by assembling the different functional units
- Adjust the number of storeys and the outline of the floor plans to the functional and urban demands by vertical and horizontal combination of functional units.
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