New Town for Hoechst Parkstadt-Unterliederbach: New kind of wall construction – Photographs of mock-up

Mockups for innovative block techniques used the construction of structural walls made of a mixture of concrete blocks and bricks. Normal concrete blocks used together with cast blocks which have special treatment with chases, reveals and ornaments in them.

One of the main topics of research, included in every building project, was to identify, early on in the design process, the material and techniques of construction. This would re-establish building as an art, and allow rapid shaping and adaptation, ...

The Frankfurt Parkstadt Unterliederbach project included the development of a new urban neighborhood in a landscaped setting, for Hoechst Pharmaceutical in Frankfurt West, close to the international airport and the river Main, a housing project both for Hoechst employees and ...