An example of how townhouses evolved in Berlin:
From an 18th c. simple 3 story building with five rooms per floor and a large garden for growing food, keeping livestock to an early 20th c. fully developed plot with only a small courtyard, 5-6fl. Maximum density and #GoodUrbanism.
From an 18th c. simple 3 story building with five rooms per floor and a large garden for growing food, keeping livestock to an early 20th c. fully developed plot with only a small courtyard, 5-6fl. Maximum density and #GoodUrbanism.
Building to the edge of the plot in a manner that makes it possible for the buildings to evolve, either to grow dense and profitable, or to find a decent middle position with the best of two worlds: street frontage with the quiet garden in the back. This is sustainable urbanism.
Of course hardly any of these survived past 1945, but a posh version can be found in the location of the now famous Father Carpenter cafe at Münzstraße 21. It looks like an oasis today.
