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In 1940, manufacturer Robert Bosch (1861-1942) opened the first
hospital to bear his name. He was interested in promoting public
welfare as well as his highly successful business activities. Since
1964, 92 per cent of Robert Bosch GmbH has belonged to the Robert
Bosch Foundation, whose dividends benefit education, science,
understanding among nations and health care. So in 1973 it became
possible to open a new hospital complex in Stuttgart. There has
been continual extension and improvement of the existing stock by
Arcass Frei Architekten, and in recent years the geriatric
rehabilitation clinic and the very stimulating chapel have been
added, both by Gunter Leonhardt, and also the entrance building by
Joachim Schurmann & Partner.
Richard Meier's architecture in dialogue with the Ulm Munster, the
most famous German Gothic cathedral.
Text in English and German. Shortly after the navy had given up its
Flensburg Fjord base a group of developers acquired the site which
comprises 7 hectares of land and 5.5 hectares of water. The group
developed an urban quarter here and called it 'Sonwik', from the
north Frisian words 'Son' (sun) and 'Wik' (bay). Its principal
attraction is a housing estate, unique in Germany, which consists
of 20 water-houses painted in vibrant 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 marina for 400 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 500m long, and is complemented, 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. However, 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 2m above water level, using a two-storey timber-post
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. In addition to
the roof terrace and private mooring 'cellar', the striking
characteristic of these buildings are their colours -- red, blue,
orange and yellow -- which are visible from a great distance.
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