The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-25
COTTAGE COLONIES ABROAD
SIIOU \ ~ uODET.> ~ THE MOI ~
re GONGPENS ~ IIENNi.

TIE Joint ~tnrk IIulIdlnE 90. of PRANK
Tor, INhIbltrd NrW Types at Dw"i
tnEs ot which . 9O1 Have Rern IluiIt
Muni' IpaI I.and Speculation In I I'm.
To- evAlNr'lou ~ plans and models "a
connection with N" h'usiug congress AZ
Vtenn, showed ~ onc' the STRIDES which
are i,"Ing mad "u 'h. Continent m I'M
proved rottag" housing and niSn IN. con
ten'~hn..-. with which the unr"gen"rat@
blnCA Dwelling - accepted ds "a Contrihu-
ton toward the solution of the housIng
proham Savs m" London Rmidcr
Plans We-n shown - the scheme II the
People Dwellings society AT Pragu".
In the plan ct the proposed FIVE story
buildings ~ back {" hack hous"s waste
passage room Is saved 10y the simple
and unsatisfactory m"thod " making
the second room snt"r from tho first and
the third FROM the second.
A. Wisn"r Neustadi about twenty
miles from Nisnna. a grouping Of block
buildings Is shown which j. a grrl, I'm.
provem"ut on IN" QuldrLngula" plan with
H. want IT through currents ~ air About
one hfth ~ IN" land il hut ovsr and IN"
remand j. lnld Out in useful gardens and
in Fairgrounds The arrangement 81
the blocks gives som. good street pictures
and pleasing and vart"I views of the build
ings are also obtained from the hack
gardens
This system NJ i"ta he'd blocks ~ huld-
inss m pp-,n Spaces - also adopted m
aNm~ OF ~" blocks ~ rho Joint stock
Building Company ~ Frankfort on a."
Main. which exhibited rs work AT th"
congress IN various pats 81 the oIty
since Isgo tA" contrary mas huilt block
dwellings ~ superior types An effort
has tr.au made to inhgrnc" th" social
life ~ the tenants bv building institutes
and 900 ore. Iu-tau," a v'dow"rs' HON"
has boon erected unspir"d 10y ~" GlLs
gov pro'ptyI.I with thorough provision
for loo.lng after IA" chid-oI. Play
ground diving grounds AVID gardens
are provided IS well a, w" lNsti'u;"-
and thu " Gow"rs nom" mentioned Above.
In addition - nl7 dw ,lilngs 1856 dwell
ings n other 'vpes have been built mas
ing total u 200 dwellings built IN seven
teen wears The total number Of dwelling
houses erected be-sldes the four institutes
and the wIdower, home "a 1911. The
amount NJ the rent j. influenced bv the
value " the and On which the building
stands Ior example one dwelling
which costs Cla' 20 bplli can ha let AZ
22s Wh!- Tor another whose hu.ldrng cost
IL the same 20 must be charged n"
total expenditure On byllduC from lSS
10 1875 = 1921 "a" On land streets and
sewers Eji 2nG aa- bean spent The total
rental H. about El7 90 q wear
The houses ~ Tim ~ which plans were
exhibited al the congress exhibition we're
visited by the British party on their way
80 Visnna There has heen n progressive .
movement toward sinel" family or self
contained holres The older houses
built ~ lS9I-s9 are cottage fats a con.
adorable Improvement on the block dwell
ing and the newer cottages contain only
one family 10 each building although sew
ersi buildings may he divided only by
partv walls TheSe cottages are very
similar ~ appearance to our garden
shlhurh nousa- and there are sorns
effective groups m the later designs by
Stadthauinspektor Holch In planning
the interiors economy ~ space - gained
nv the common German method OF enter
ing one room from another Some ~ the
windows re- much 700 small The ab-o-
hIte cleanliness M every corner was very
noticeable N the houses visited n ~ to
he observed however thai one ~ the new
houses which seems to be- conSider ed a
specially good tvpe. "a simply what m
England would be condemned A. a back
- hack housa -Four dwellings are sep-
araied by party walls m the share Of a
cross. - that through ventilation IL I'M.
possible
Tim j. citv with about ~ I'M inhah-
itau's ~ ~" end Il ia" nineteenth cen
tIrv y Vas naoosSarv 10 extend 'ta town
beyond the circle = tho walls ~ 1851. they
we're sold 20 tho town ~ lSI2 and a scheme
~ development Wa prepared under N"
following main ueads
I. u. rp'r roads DonnpCtInC tho Old gates
with 'ne high roads 20 v1rlI'i- ylaces
. iDunogfIDn II ~" suburb " SpfinRon
Inow ulrt II Tim hv direct main -traats
: Main houl"varis within IN" walls
I \ now goods station N IN" vest II
TIN
Tho -rhsur provides for rho divislon -
the avallhbl" land int" tho fplloWing seven
GLASSES ur Orders
Small Industries and dwelling houses
" Working class houses
% Working class houses - greater
distances from each other.
s villas and hotter houses
=. Largest houses
Pa"reatIon grounds
llnd tpr docks.
On addition -recial area 10 reserved for
'a~re fa"tore - and IN" town ras con
sirl"'"f railway Inc 20 connect this
lni VIII ~" goods station.
" u.s. fTra-aeu hat ia" Iricn ~ to land
,I'-.f" the walls would rl-a very con-id-
cr'i when fN"v wDr'' removed and 80 a
-tetdv uoiIcy Il and acquisition was 10
gtIi IN 'sgl ~,fuo e tho land has hs.n
ro-"ii 90 greatly "nhsn,nd VrIr"s and ~
."-uf ~" '.wr rDs-"~-ei ~ IgOs 80
mrs. NOR" than ~ 1871 and had made
urn't Il over ~ 80. Th'--.' transactions
H. Hn' include he purchase IT th" fJrtIf-
tstftvus which crest 'Ne town fcpn 80
h3' thor" - no Iruht that thi- land too
- TO '""' M" % .."u Iuore valuable IN"
H.|uIrIf. ilI'y now WINS NOR" f'Ian three
quarters u -" f-".'hnld band RIthIn -
'sm.uuIr.r, amt oUn- d"ra nl" area rtIt.
st," Fss.ug 20 total Il about 90 acres
O. -Iu1ru rltlr- IInd -Il..r'ilatipu ~
thus rrln- "lllv abolished an Tim. whom.
''or tu'I~.', ara required 'h"v can D." lru!'
vsihHu' Huv "N"-'1r'tu expenditure. ~
HUd ~" conditions IT stin = 'ho town
uUi OVID" fur Hrlli'ug- I.Iug "rp'Tesi
" hin 'wo ~ fura" -"aT~ II ~. land -
not rp~"r"i ~ II rho uurrha ~ wishes tn
'r4r-i"r h"fu-' burliiug the town j.
'u'I'l"d ?" rrUIr"hl-" ~ 'Ne original
uttC" UiI- I"r cont. interest. Land -
old ~ = 'r0dar 80. '.r,cp for building
house, fHr ~" working clt-ss~. b'f ALWAYS
vrfI 's.uIi ,uu. which urn-ent undue
rrpf's hring u1do hv selling ~" houses
HarrinE "n-t foster E.tatrs
flt .t..r|f.s ..... 90 IIarrIusrur-t fr-'aF .