Visiting Inken Baller & Hinrich Baller Berlin 1966 89 Although most of Inken and Hinrich Ballers buildings were developed within the tight constraints of the social housing program in West Berlin in the 1970s and 1980s they always offer more than the standard: slenderness lightness large balconies complex spatial relationships across mulitple floors and outdoor green spaces. With their unconventional residential and public buildings the Ballers creations are today as much as ever examples for high quality and affordable housing and intriguing urban spaces. During visits with current residents of these buildings photographs of the lively and lived in architecture were taken. A collection of archive material original plans and essays complement these images to present a complete picture of these multifaceted buildings