Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Originally, Frankensteiner Hof the seat of nobility. Following War damage the Drainage and Sewerage Department (Amt für Entwässerung) occupied the site, while the elongated complex is currently being converted into the Town Hall for Social Affairs, apartments and studios. The conversion is characterized by careful handling of the original fabric. Previously not particularly inviting, the facades now open up to their surroundings thanks to large windows. A new, tower-like building with nine apartments on Große Rittergasse marks a clear new beginning for the somewhat neglected quarter. It stands between the blocks of the former Amt für Entwässerung and forms the new entrance building to the Alt-Sachsenhausen district. To the north the tower follows the course of the street, while to the south it opens up by virtue of loggias and private gardens. Narrow gables and pointed roofs cite the small details typical of the district, and the plasterwork also reflects that of other houses in the district. The façade colors follow the color guide stipulated for old Sachsenhausen in 2001.
The five-storey 1960s office building is located in the Westend district. From the outset its architecture marked a break with the surrounding Gründerzeit buildings. Today, however, it is worth preserving, representing as it does a testimony to German post-War reconstruction and Frankfurt’s development into a service-providing city.
During the 1920's the Kuhhirtenturm, whose origins date back to Medieval times, was the residency of the famous German composer Paul Hindemith.
Built in 1923 and measuring 120 by 25 meters, the Jade building was four stories tall, and housed production and storage areas.
The former Versorgungshaus und Wiesenhüttenstift building of 1911 is being converted into residential accommodation.
The ten-storey office building is located in an exclusive part of Frankfurt’s Westend district. After 16 years of use it is clearly in need of maintenance. It will receive new cladding and will now take the form of a stone cube into which a large window is inserted on each side, running the entire length of the building across all the main storeys.