Bonjour Tristesse (building) explained

Bonjour Tristesse
Building Type:Residential
Architect:Álvaro Siza Vieira

Bonjour Tristesse (officially referred to as Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor) is a building in Kreuzberg, a borough of Berlin, designed by architect Álvaro Siza Vieira and completed in 1984.[1] It was the architect's first completed building outside of Portugal. Before the building's construction, the site held several single-story retail stores. The building was constructed as social housing, primarily for Turkish immigrants to Germany.[2] The name of the building translates from French to "Hello Sadness".[3]

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52.5°N 13.4435°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pascucci . Denim . AD Classics: Wohnhaus Schlesisches Tor (Bonjour Tristesse) / Álvaro Siza Vieira + Peter Brinkert . ArchDaily.
  2. Book: Methur . Saloni . The Migrant's Time: Rethinking Art History and Diaspora . 2011 . Sterling and Francine Art Institute.
  3. Book: Karl Kresl . Peter . Ietri . Daniele . Creating Cities/Building Cities: Architecture and Urban Competitiveness . 2017 . Edward Elgar Publishing.