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Feng-Shui high-rise building, Dresden

Pagoda or monolith – both!

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Location Gret-Palucca-Straße 7, 01069 Dresden

Builder FIRA corporate group, Dresden

Planning Leinert Lorenz Architekten, Dresden

Execution FIRA corporate group, Dresden

  • The interaction between the suspended, floating balcony parapets and the monolithic towering building makes the building feel weightless and light.

    The interaction between the suspended, floating balcony parapets and the monolithic towering building makes the building feel weightless and light.
  • A feel-good effect is created thanks to the balconies that wrap the building, with their offset kink in the parapets.

    A feel-good effect is created thanks to the balconies that wrap the building, with their offset kink in the parapets.
  • All the apartments wrap around corners, with dual aspect, so that each one gains light from two sides and has dual outlooks.

    All the apartments wrap around corners, with dual aspect, so that each one gains light from two sides and has dual outlooks.
  • The building project consisted of 28 residential units, ranging in sizes from 75 to 300 square meters.

    The building project consisted of 28 residential units, ranging in sizes from 75 to 300 square meters.
  • The floating facade and the black outer make the house a distinctive urban reference point.

    The floating facade and the black outer make the house a distinctive urban reference point.
  • The second facade layer that juts out over the exposed concrete base reinforces the impression of cheerful weightlessness.

    The second facade layer that juts out over the exposed concrete base reinforces the impression of cheerful weightlessness.
  • The special architecture and the harmonious room concept combines a modern building philosophy with the traditional teachings of Feng Shui, with the result being the highest possible living comfort.

    The special architecture and the harmonious room concept combines a modern building philosophy with the traditional teachings of Feng Shui, with the result being the highest possible living comfort.
  • The residential building has been put together using the latest technology and according to current energy efficiency guidelines.

    The residential building has been put together using the latest technology and according to current energy efficiency guidelines.

A pagoda or a monolith? The Feng-Shui high-rise building in the Gret-Palucca-Straße in Dresden connects both, making a vibrant whole. The heat-insulated sections are coated entirely in black.

As a homage to the person the street is named after, Dresden’s famous dancer and choreographer Gret Palucca, the monolithic, towering building almost seems to swing and sway. This feel-good effect is created thanks to the balconies that wrap the building, with their offset kink in the parapets. The second facade layer that juts out over the exposed concrete base reinforces the impression of cheerful weightlessness. Another distinctive feature is the black color of the concrete, yet the movement somehow takes away all the darkness of the appearance. Both aspects – the dancing facade and the black exterior – turn the building into a distinctive urban reference point in a loosely built-up, relatively heterogeneous environment on the outskirts of Dresden’s Old Town.

The balcony that envelops the building offers all the apartments generously proportioned, highly usable outdoor space. The clearly structured layout of the apartments impress, with dimensions that meet a variety of different housing needs. To wrap around the compact service core in the center of the building, all the apartments wrap around corners, with dual aspect, so that each one gains light from two sides and has dual outlooks. That’s how smart housing design can be today.

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