MFH to 1918 for East and West Germany – compilation of representative buildings

The synthetic multi-family house to 1918 is derived from the following eight representative buildings: 

front elevation MFH up to 1918 (1)
Source: Schulze, Walther (1990a), p. 7

Four-storey multi-family house, pre-1918, half-timbered construction, unused attic

  • Exterior walls: plastered brickwork with half-timbering
  • Ceilings: wooden beams (cellar: stone vault)
  • Roof: mansard roof with rigid and non-rigid covering

 

front elevation MFH up to 1918 (2)
Source: Schulze, Walther (1990a), p. 16

Three-storey multi-family house, 1870-1918, masonry construction, unused attic

  • Exterior walls: plastered brickwork
  • Ceilings: wooden beams (cellar: stone vault)
  • Roof: gabled roof (< 45°) with rigid covering
front elevation MFH bis 1918 (3)
Source: Schulze, Walther (1990a), p. 27

Four-storey multi-family house, 1871-1918, masonry construction, unused attic

  • Exterior walls: plastered brickwork
  • Ceilings: wooden beams (cellar: stone vault)
  • Roof: gabled roof (< 45°) with rigid covering
front elevation MFH up to 1918 (4)
Source: BtU Gebäudesanierung (2002)

Two-storey multi-family house, 1870-1918, masonry construction, converted attic

  • Exterior walls: plastered brickwork
  • Ceilings: wooden beams (cellar: stone vault)
  • Roof: gabled roof with rigid covering
front elevation MFH up to 1918 (5)
Source: Schulze, Walther (1990a), p. 10

Two-storey multi-family house, 1872, half-timbered, converted attic

  • Exterior walls: half-timbering and plastered brickwork
  • Ceilings: wooden beams (cellar: stone vault)
  • Roof: gabled roof with non-rigid covering

 

 

front elevation MFH up to 1918 (5)
Source: Schulze, Walther (1990a), p. 21

Three-storey multi-family house, 1905, masonry construction, unused attic

  • Exterior walls: plastered brickwork
  • Ceilings: wooden beams
  • Roof: gabled roof (< 45°) with rigid covering
front elevation MFH up to 1918 (7)
Source: Schulze, Walther (1990a), p. 52

Four-storey multi-family house, 1888, masonry construction, unused attic

  • Exterior walls: plastered brickwork
  • Ceilings: wooden beams (cellar: stone vault)
  • Roof: “Berlin roof” (combined gabled and shed roof) with rigid and non-rigid covering
front elevation MFH up to 1918 (8)
Source: Schulze, Walther (1990a), p. 49

Three-storey multi-family house, 1900, masonry construction, converted attic

  • Exterior walls: plastered brickwork
  • Ceilings: wooden beams (cellar: stone vault)
  • Roof: gabled roof with rigid and non-rigid covering