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There is this zone … which is sometimes part of the staircase and sometimes part of the house, and they open this door and there is going to be a very large openness between the opposite houses and consequently a lot of social contact. And I must say, and also I know, that the influence […]

Architektur - 1 Homo spiritualis


The eyes of our ancestors are upon us: Fluidity – all categories are in flux and can shift. The tree can speak and man can transform into an animal. Permeability – there is no boundary between the world we live in and the world of spirits. A wall can speak to us. It can accept […]

Architektur - evolution und zivilisation - 1


Seen and being seen is an evolutionary imprint. At LiMa, evolution and civilization are clearly interlinked in the concept of architectural design. Watching the world from a safe place: its all about seeing. Its all about light. It’s about seeing, it’s about light. And so this architecture by Herman Hertzberger in the LiMa Wohnhof has […]

architecture - gradations of public and privat 3


The way from the city to my study is a gradation of passages, rooms and interspaces that I pass through, just as the rooms and interspaces in my own four walls are different gradations of the private and public, in which I then can live with my family or with friends or alone  

Architecture - urban spaces 3


LiMa – urban spaces – and privacy

Architektur - the city in the city 4


– the city in the city –  

Architektur - Wintergarden -


glastower – wintergarden – orangery –

Architektur - light - 6


– light – Made visible through light – everyday happiness and transcendence.

Architektur - das Fenster zur Welt


the inconspicuous window with a narrow sash is the window to the world Aldo van Eyck

Architektur - 9 weather -always connected with HH


windows that are pulled down low allow us to observe the weather. we are then connected to the phenomena of the laws of nature. But above all, we see people. We are always connected in a building of Herman Hertzberger .  

Architektur - Durchlässigkeit - Sehen 9


permeability – light – air – sound – comes through – and i can see through – in the meantime i am protected  – a glass tower as an escape route, which is an architectural movie theater. As you descend, you can view architecture from three centuries.

Architektur - Tor und Wegung westlich 10


– I pass the gate and I’m at home –  

Architektur - Nachbarschaft 11


You can see each other through the apartment door Neighbors have brought something!

Architektur - good morning LiMa 12


A very good morning LiMa! Tower East

Architektur - LiMa south 13


LiMA south  

Architektur - medieval city 14


Structured like a medieval town – and accessible through 7 gates – cave and bird’s nest in one

Architektur - view into the horizon 15


In the glass stairwell – view to the city – view into the courtyard and beyond –      

Architektur 10 city painting - dream


The city view like a painting – I’m dreaming figs and mandarins grow on the roof

Architektur - dimension - dream 17


LiMa – Landscape in the smallest space – dimension and again i am dreaming …

Architektur - vertikal streets 18


Stairwell illuminated from the East – the vertical passaget is not heated Where does the green color of LiMa actually come from ? “The green comes from us. We have always had this green. This color reminds us of the copper roofs of Hamburg. But this green also exists in Amsterdam, where the copper roofs […]

Architektur - from east to west connected 19


Interconnected from North to South – and East to West  

Architektur territory 20


Concurrent and personal space at the same time

Architektur hide and seek 21


Stairs, landings, niches and passages – hide and seek – almost unlimited possibilities through openness – which means freedom of choice for the residents of LiMa – a democratic architecture – a work of art of civilization tower west

Architektur - corall reef 22


Coral reef-like community and everyone has their favorite spot somewhere

Architektur - well adapted - north and south - 23


Discreet and individual, ingeniously adapted, with attention to the whole LiMa south-east

Architektur - fluid private and public 24


The fluid passage between private and public: I go into the glass tower and climb up the vertical street. I always have the opportunity to see the city. Then I turn around and I’m home.

Architektur 40th birthday lima 25


In the year 2025/26 we celebrate the 40th birthday of LiMa !