Residential area New-Jerusalem

Erwin Gutkind designed 21 semi-detached houses and one detached prefabricated house on both sides of the Heerstrasse in Berlin-Spandau in 1923-24. They were built for members of the Zeppelin Pilot’s Academy in Berlin-Staaken. All houses had an 800 square metre garden for self-support designed by Lebbrecht Migge. The cubist-styled row of houses comprise of a three storey residential tract with a pronounced stairwell and a one storey domestic wing. A contrast of colour is created between the bright stucco base-area and the brick-clad façade above it.
Even though the housing estate was listed in 1995 it remained heavily neglected especially because of its proximity within the former East German border strip. Reconstruction is a slightly different manner has begun in the last years. One of the alterations is the reconstruction of the brick façade, which had long been removed, with red-coloured stucco.