斯泰米尔住宅 Steimel House

A sad example of how things can go wrong is the illegally demolished Steimel House in Hennef (1961-1962), Germany. One of O.M. Ungers’ early pioneering works, the house was built 1961-62 as a unity of garden and house. At the request of the young clients, Ungers had created a place of seclusion; all rooms opened to an inner courtyard.
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作为O.M. Ungers的早期开拓性作品之一,该住宅是花园和住宅的结合体。应年轻客户的要求,昂格斯创造了一个隐居的地方——所有房间都通向内部庭院。

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Now this work is almost completely demolished without the permission of the municipality. Particularly piquant: despite (or better perhaps because of) an appointment agreed with the owner for a discussion about the house to be listed as a Landmark, the owner had the cultural property quickly destroyed, afraid to lose profit. The city government attempted to prevent the worst by means of an immediate construction stop. Too late. The city can now only proceed to the right to atone for this crime. The expected, far too low punishment for the illegal demolition was consciously accepted and apparently regarded as the lesser evil.
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