The Doldertal Apartment Houses (German: Mehrfamilienhäuser Doldertal) are a group of modern apartment buildings in Doldertal, a suburb of Zürich on the slope of the Adlisberg mountain. The buildings were designed by architects Alfred Roth, Emil Roth, and reviewed by Marcel Breuer. They were built in 1936.[1][2][3][4]
| Doldertal Apartment Houses | |
|---|---|
Mehrfamilienhäuser Doldertal | |
 South facade of the living quarters on Lake Zurich | |
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| General information | |
| Architectural style | Modernism |
| Location | Zürich, Switzerland |
| Address | Doldertal 17 and 19 |
| Town or city | Zürich |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Coordinates | 47°22′23″N 8°33′45″E / 47.37306°N 8.56250°E |
| Completed | 1936 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Alfred Roth Emil Roth Marcel Breuer |
The complex has a steel-frame infrastructure and a projecting walls of glass windows.[5] It has been described as a "tensile box notable for its tightness and control.[6]
The architectural model for the apartment complex is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.[7]
Gallery edit
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The bedrooms are on the Doldertal cul-de-sac -
The ancillary rooms
References edit
- ^ "Marcel Breuer Digital Archive". breuer.syr.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ "Doldertal Apartments". Architectuul. Retrieved 2022-05-28.
- ^ Bear, Rob (2013-05-22). "Remembering Marcel Breuer and His Unique Brand of Modern". Curbed. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ Menking, William (2001-11-15). "In his element". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
- ^ Hagmann, Andreas (2012). "Structure and Space" in the book Cooperation: The Engineer and the Architect. Boston: Birkhäuser. pp. 139–146. ISBN 9783034607940. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Marcel Breuer, 79, dies; architect and designer". The New York Times. 2 July 1981. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
- ^ "Marcel Breuer, Alfred Roth, Emil Roth Doldertal Apartments, Zurich, Switzerland 1936". Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
Further reading edit
Acerboni, Francesca; Postiglione, Gennaro; Gössel, Peter; 100: One Hundred Houses for One Hundred European Architects of the Twentieth Century, 2004, Taschen Publishers, pages 140–345. ISBN 9783822863121.