In-between schematic socialist housing there are voids to be found which can take new buildings. To create agglomeration which is publically agreeable new facilities with free access need to be invented.
This project develops two towering houses which bring the vast distance between both sides of the mainroad to a modest level. These new volumes are easily able to provide attractive, covered spaces for the public - including financial feasibility.
The two gatehouses by their orientation sunward do not form a classical symmetric urban portal. A subtle reference to those schematic repetitions of social housing can be noted winkingly.
Position & property
Positioning: gatehouse towers providing platforms for diverse usages
Architecture & urbanism
concept
