Re:In Berlin, a Grass-Roots Fight Against Gentrification as ...
by usrusr on Sunday March 19, 2017 @02:08PM
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Blockrandbebauung. I don't know a name for the opposite though, parallel lines on an open lawn. The latter wouldn't even be so bad of it wasn't usually scaled out of proportion. One of the earliest examples is also in Berlin ( https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Großsiedlung_Siemensstadt ) and it's actually quite nice. But it is incompatible with ground floor business, a key element of gentrification in cities that are not New York or London (but I guess in this case, being an UNESCO world heritage site wasn't too bad of a substitute, again something you can't just pot into the design specification of a new development).
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Re:In Berlin, a Grass-Roots Fight Against Gentrification as ...
by bogomipz on Sunday March 19, 2017 @03:20PM
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That picture wasn't quite what I was thinking of. I think the name might be "Mietskasernen"? Basically you have a square "Hof" or courtyard in the middle of a square apartment complex where the bike rack and recycle bins will be and apartments look down into it. And through the courtyard is how you enter the individual apartment. Is Mietskasernen the correct term?
Re:In Berlin, a Grass-Roots Fight Against Gentrification as ...
by usrusr on Monday March 20, 2017 @05:28AM
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Sorry for the confusion, everything after the initial "Blockrandbebauung" was about the opposite, for contrast. "Mietskaserne" is really just a derogatory nickname and could be applied to any form of high density, low quality rental apartment building.