Thursday, January 28, 2016

Thursday, January 28, 2016
8:54 PM
Schminke House is a large and complex house by Hans Scharoun and it was completed in 1933 for Fritz Schminke and his wife Charlotte and their four children, it is situated in a small town Lobau, Saxony; around 124 miles from Berlin, Germany.
It is accessed from the south and the street façade is relatively closed, the opposite front has windows from floor to ceiling. The main floor is composed of functional parts of the house like the kitchen, dinning room and living area. The second floor is mostly guestrooms and bedrooms of the family, along a single hall ending in a roof terrace.

Hans Scharoun was as German Architect best known for designing the Schmike House and the Berlin Philharmonic Concert Hall. He was an important exponent of organic and expressionist architecture.