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Already in 1919 several housing estates of small flats for blue and white-collar workers
were erected on the outskirts of the city. There were three large estates: Popowice (Popelwitz)
in the west282; S^polno (Zimpel) in the east283; Grabiszyn (Grabschen) in the south-west284; and two
smaller estates: Tarnogaj (Durrgoy)285 and the estate located on Sernicka Street (Mercklestrasse)
in the south-east.286
The Werbund's Silesian section (Schlesischer Landesverband des Deutschen Werkbundes) was
established in 1925 under the presidency of Heinrich Lauterbach. Although the Werkbund was re-
garded as a very progressive organisation, many of its members moved towards Schmitthenner's
conception of architecture. In this context, it is particularly worthy to note that that the Silesian sec-
tion of the Werkbund initiated the idea to organise the WUWA exhibition under its auspices, with
most presented solutions falling within the premises of the Neues Bauen movement.
The S^polno (Zimpel) and Ksi^ze Male (Klein Tschanch) projects verify the experience of the
local architects in building modern housing estates. The architects participating in both projects
were also involved in the WUWA experimental estate.287 Both the local government and the man-
agement of Siedlungsgesellschaft A.G. (Association for Development of Housing Estates), which had
already erected a number of housing estates in Wroclaw and was to build the experimental WUWA
estate, were interested in presenting and promoting the already completed S^polno estate, located
in proximity to the WUWA estate. Ksi^ze Male was another impressive achievement as the first ratio-
nally-planned housing estate with small flats in the city.288
282 Ibidem, p.18.The Popowice estate was built in 1919-1927 by Siedlungsgesellschaft Breslau A.G. and Heimstatten A.G., upon Theo Effenberger's
design. It comprised of 1780 apartments for 8000 people. Four- and five-storey apartment buildings formed a screen of a kind along the main
access road, and behind them the number of storeys gradually decreased, with simple, two-storey houses with pitched roofs occupying the
estate's central section (Staffelbausiedlung).
283 /b/dem.The Sgpolno (Zimpel) estate, a typical "Flachbausiedlung", with low two-storey buildings, was built by Siedlungsgesellschaft Breslau
and Heimstatten A.G. The general layout was the work of Hermann Wahlich and Paul Heim. It was a large housing development with about
2,200 apartments for 10,000 - 12,000 residents. Construction began in 1919. After the city boundaries were expanded in 1928, the original
project was expanded as well and completed in 1935.
284 Ibidem. Grabiszyn was developed in 1919-1925 by Siedlungs genossenschaft Eigenheim - Eichborngarten. It was the work of Paul Heim and
Albert Kempter and represented the Staffelbausiedlung conception. The estate occupied an area of 30 ha, offering 800 apartments for over
3,000 residents.
285 Ibidem. The first municipal housing project in Wroclaw was located in today's district of Tarnogaj and occupied an area of 11 hectares. It
comprised of 208 small apartments in one- and two-storey buildings for employees of the municipal gas-works.
286 Ibidem. The housing estate on today's Sernicka Street was built by Siedlungsgesellschaft A.G. after Paul Heim and Albert Kempter's design.
It accommodated 233 apartments in three-storey apartment blocks.
287 Eadem, 'Oltaszyn I Sgpolno...', p.123-124; eadem, 'Ewolucja osiedla...', p. 457-459. See: eadem, 'Z problemow urbanistyki...', p.59-91. Pau
Heim, Albert Kempter I Paul Hausler collaborated on the Sgpolno (Zimpel) estate; Paul Heim, Albert Kempter, Paul Hausler and Gustav Wolf
were involved in the Ksigze Male (Klein Tschanch) estate.
288 Adolf ROTHENBERG, 'Die Werkbund-Ausstellung 1929 in Breslau) Ostdeutsche Bau-Zeitung-Breslau 1929, vol. 27, no. 47, p.341. Theo
Effenberger, Paul Heim, Albert Kempter, Hermann Wahlich, Hans Thomas, Ludwig Moshamer were connected with the Siedlungsgesellschaft
A.G. (Association for Development of Housing Estates). Except for Hermann Wahlich, they were all involved in the WUWA exhibition.
Already in 1919 several housing estates of small flats for blue and white-collar workers
were erected on the outskirts of the city. There were three large estates: Popowice (Popelwitz)
in the west282; S^polno (Zimpel) in the east283; Grabiszyn (Grabschen) in the south-west284; and two
smaller estates: Tarnogaj (Durrgoy)285 and the estate located on Sernicka Street (Mercklestrasse)
in the south-east.286
The Werbund's Silesian section (Schlesischer Landesverband des Deutschen Werkbundes) was
established in 1925 under the presidency of Heinrich Lauterbach. Although the Werkbund was re-
garded as a very progressive organisation, many of its members moved towards Schmitthenner's
conception of architecture. In this context, it is particularly worthy to note that that the Silesian sec-
tion of the Werkbund initiated the idea to organise the WUWA exhibition under its auspices, with
most presented solutions falling within the premises of the Neues Bauen movement.
The S^polno (Zimpel) and Ksi^ze Male (Klein Tschanch) projects verify the experience of the
local architects in building modern housing estates. The architects participating in both projects
were also involved in the WUWA experimental estate.287 Both the local government and the man-
agement of Siedlungsgesellschaft A.G. (Association for Development of Housing Estates), which had
already erected a number of housing estates in Wroclaw and was to build the experimental WUWA
estate, were interested in presenting and promoting the already completed S^polno estate, located
in proximity to the WUWA estate. Ksi^ze Male was another impressive achievement as the first ratio-
nally-planned housing estate with small flats in the city.288
282 Ibidem, p.18.The Popowice estate was built in 1919-1927 by Siedlungsgesellschaft Breslau A.G. and Heimstatten A.G., upon Theo Effenberger's
design. It comprised of 1780 apartments for 8000 people. Four- and five-storey apartment buildings formed a screen of a kind along the main
access road, and behind them the number of storeys gradually decreased, with simple, two-storey houses with pitched roofs occupying the
estate's central section (Staffelbausiedlung).
283 /b/dem.The Sgpolno (Zimpel) estate, a typical "Flachbausiedlung", with low two-storey buildings, was built by Siedlungsgesellschaft Breslau
and Heimstatten A.G. The general layout was the work of Hermann Wahlich and Paul Heim. It was a large housing development with about
2,200 apartments for 10,000 - 12,000 residents. Construction began in 1919. After the city boundaries were expanded in 1928, the original
project was expanded as well and completed in 1935.
284 Ibidem. Grabiszyn was developed in 1919-1925 by Siedlungs genossenschaft Eigenheim - Eichborngarten. It was the work of Paul Heim and
Albert Kempter and represented the Staffelbausiedlung conception. The estate occupied an area of 30 ha, offering 800 apartments for over
3,000 residents.
285 Ibidem. The first municipal housing project in Wroclaw was located in today's district of Tarnogaj and occupied an area of 11 hectares. It
comprised of 208 small apartments in one- and two-storey buildings for employees of the municipal gas-works.
286 Ibidem. The housing estate on today's Sernicka Street was built by Siedlungsgesellschaft A.G. after Paul Heim and Albert Kempter's design.
It accommodated 233 apartments in three-storey apartment blocks.
287 Eadem, 'Oltaszyn I Sgpolno...', p.123-124; eadem, 'Ewolucja osiedla...', p. 457-459. See: eadem, 'Z problemow urbanistyki...', p.59-91. Pau
Heim, Albert Kempter I Paul Hausler collaborated on the Sgpolno (Zimpel) estate; Paul Heim, Albert Kempter, Paul Hausler and Gustav Wolf
were involved in the Ksigze Male (Klein Tschanch) estate.
288 Adolf ROTHENBERG, 'Die Werkbund-Ausstellung 1929 in Breslau) Ostdeutsche Bau-Zeitung-Breslau 1929, vol. 27, no. 47, p.341. Theo
Effenberger, Paul Heim, Albert Kempter, Hermann Wahlich, Hans Thomas, Ludwig Moshamer were connected with the Siedlungsgesellschaft
A.G. (Association for Development of Housing Estates). Except for Hermann Wahlich, they were all involved in the WUWA exhibition.