Sack, Manfred, 1928-2014.

Sonwik, Flensburg / Text, Manfred Sack ; Photographien/Photographs, Rolf Reiner, Maria Borchard.

Stuttgart : Edition Axel Menges, ©2007.

59 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map, plans ; 31 cm.

Opus ; 61

"Shortly after the navy had given up its Flensburg Fjord base, which had been in existence since the Kaiser's time, at the turn of the millennium, a group of developers acquired the promising site. It consists of 6.2 ha of land and 6.3 ha of water. The group developed a little urban quarter here, about 3 km north of Flensburg old town, and called it "Sonwik", from the north Frisian words "Son" (sun) and "Wik" (bay). Its principal attraction is a housing estate, unique in Germany, consisting of 20 "water houses", picked out in colour. They are placed in loose series on a right angle by a jetty, at the same time forming the outer framework for a large yacht harbour for 370 sailing boats and yachts." "Most of the former navy buildings on the wide green promenade have now been converted for civilian use - under the eyes of the monument-protection authorities and with great skill and sensitivity. The red brick buildings date from the first third of the 20th century, and now accommodate apartments, offices, shops, cafes and businesses related to water-sports. The row of buildings is about 500 m long, and is complemented at an impactful point in urban-development terms by two taller buildings that at the same time mark the unmistakable entrance to this attractive site. They were designed by the Hamburg architects APB, who won the competition for them." "Admittedly the special feature are the 20 houses standing in the water, designed by the Flensburg practice of Asmussen & Partner. Each of them was built on a reinforced concrete platform placed about 3.5 m above normal zero, using a two-storey timberpost structure. The owners were able to structure their own floor plans and equally - following a canon established as a matter of principle - the size and position of some windows. The striking characteristic of this building ensemble, alongside the roof terrace and the private mooring in the "cellar", is the four colours red, blue, orange and yellow, applied to large facade panels and visible over a great distance."--BOOK JACKET.

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Water and architecture Germany Flensburg.
Architecture Germany Flensburg 21st century.
Waterfronts Germany Flensburg.
Eau et architecture Allemagne Flensburg.
Architecture Allemagne Flensburg 21e siècle.
Fronts de mer Allemagne Flensburg.
Architecture.
Buildings.
Water and architecture.
Waterfronts.
Flensburg (Germany) Buildings, structures, etc.
Sonwik (Flensburg, Germany) Buildings, structures, etc.
Germany Flensburg.
Sonwik Flensburg
Flensburg Sonwik.

Opus (Berlin, Germany) ; 61.

Location: Library main 253574
Call No.: BIB 183358
Status: Available