Flexible Housing by Jeremy Till & Tatjana Schneider

Author:Jeremy Till & Tatjana Schneider [Till, Jeremy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
ISBN: 9780750682022
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2016-09-18T16:00:00+00:00

Switching it

The logistics of joining up whole units may be somewhat complex, depending as it does on adjacent tenancies being available at the same time, and agreement between the parties if the units are in two separate ownerships. However, in the long term it is still an important principle and, certainly in the social sector, gives housing providers a much wider range of options in terms of what they are able to offer. A more modest approach is that of the Schaltzimmer, literally translated as a switch room. This is a German model, developed in the traditional apartment block and more recently exploited in the Am Steinberg scheme by Metron-Architekten AG. 103 The Schaltzimmer concept provides a room that can be used by one of two apartments. When the resident of the larger apartment no longer needs the Schaltzimmer, they can give it up to the other unit. The Schaltzimmer thus gives the users the opportunity to expand or contract their apartments. In some cases the Schaltzimmer is a bit larger, and provided with a small bathroom and kitchen so it can either be used completely separately or else partially joined to another unit and used as, say, a granny flat, home of fice or studio for rent.

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