great bones! hope there is still a possibility that it won't be abandoned for long. the pitch of the stairs is a bit intimidating, but the curve of the barred window more than makes up for that.
Kristina, they had a model house too, where they had framed a rectangle of mottled wall. The rest was painted a smooth unobjectionable mushroom-pale beige.
Great Photos Sylee! A friend of mine lives in of those, small but so lovely.
Posted by: Marguerite | 09 February 2011 at 09:59 AM
Is this the senior housing block just east of Tempelhof? The photos look great - I especially like the winding stairs
Posted by: Elizabeth | 09 February 2011 at 10:49 AM
oooh - where is that?
Posted by: Mary | 09 February 2011 at 11:25 AM
Wow, that's incredibly beaten up. Is it currently for sale?
Posted by: G | 09 February 2011 at 01:29 PM
great bones! hope there is still a possibility that it won't be abandoned for long. the pitch of the stairs is a bit intimidating, but the curve of the barred window more than makes up for that.
Posted by: jonquil | 09 February 2011 at 04:00 PM
What an amazing house! i'd never heard of this before but love your photos. There's something about run down places that wins my heart.
Posted by: Vanessa | 09 February 2011 at 04:16 PM
Marguerite, really? You'll have to tell me more this weekend.
Elizabeth, Mary, it's a house in the Hufeisensiedlung in Britz.
G, yes, it is for sale.
Jonquil, I know, so steep!
Vanessa, I was utterly charmed. If only I were a litlte more British.
Posted by: Berlin Reified | 10 February 2011 at 08:19 PM
wow, you kind of want to go in there and make it whole again, no?
happy weekend!
Posted by: Kristina - no penny for them & mostly berlin | 11 February 2011 at 02:57 PM
Kristina, they had a model house too, where they had framed a rectangle of mottled wall. The rest was painted a smooth unobjectionable mushroom-pale beige.
Posted by: Berlin Reified | 12 February 2011 at 10:19 AM
haha, that's how my home looks right now. funny how i after 7 weeks go used to it, so i don't see the mess anymore... maybe not so good ;)
Posted by: sandra | 25 February 2011 at 02:10 PM
Oh, but I'll miss those walls when your flat is all finished, Sandra!
Posted by: Berlin Reified | 25 February 2011 at 02:15 PM