Residential Housing at Kennedyallee

Mumm’sche Park, located at the outskirts of the Frankfurt municipal woods in Frankfurt-Sachsenhausen, is considered one of the most attractive residential quarters of the Hessian metropolis. Prestigious palace like buildings positioned on large premises characterize the quarter. An exception to this is a very big office building from the 1970s, which was previously used by the German Air Navigation Services. By relocating this Federal Institute of Air Traffic Control to the neighboring municipality Langen, the Frankfurt location including all buildings was vacated and the premises were cleared for residential housing construction.

Nine detached buildings form an ensemble of solitary houses that emphasize the original park-like character of the premises. While the new buildings along the adjacent streets form the backbone of the residential complex, the five to seven story high detached houses positioned inside the quarter create open green spaces and draw attention to a charming neighboring house: the mansion Villa Mumm, which was built between 1902 and 1904 in the historicism style for the family of the “Champagne Baron” Hermann Mumm von Schwarzenstein.

Two of the buildings were realized according to the design by Turkali Architekten. They are located alongside the heavily travelled Kennedyallee and include four apartments per story. Facing the busy street, the buildings feature a plastered perforated facade with an urban appearance that holds room-high windows. Loggias that are oriented towards the center of the quarter are placed in front of the facade and 2.5 meters deep. They are designed like shelves leaning against the building. Regardless of the respective apartment size all loggias have identical dimensions and are equipped with glass railings. The entirely glazed facade towards the loggia offers an undisturbed yet framed view to the neighboring houses, the municipal woods and Villa Mumm. Sun protection screens mounted in front of the glass railings transform the loggia into a spatial addition to the living room.

The typical floor plans of the apartment buildings are designed in a way that large apartments are naturally lit on three sides. Even though smaller apartments only receive sunlight from one side, they enjoy the advantages of the view into the park.

The attic floor is not considered a full story according to planning and building laws. It offers the penthouse apartments with its partially roofed decks impressive distant views to the Taunus, the municipal woods, the airport and the Frankfurt skyline.


Planning and Site Management Turkali Architekten
Client Frank Heimbau Main/Taunus GmbH
Location Richard-Strauss-Allee 25/27, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Construction Period 2013-2016
Photography Christian Eblenkamp
Link FRANK-Gruppe

Setting with view onto the Frankfurt skyline and the historic Villa Mumm

Nine detached buildings form an ensemble of solitary houses

Entrance Area at the historic gate house

View along Kennedyallee

Entrance Area

Green space on the grounds

Transparent loggias

Closed sun protection screens

Loggia as a spatial addition to the living space

View towards the municipal woods