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Leo, Ludwig
(b Rostock, 2 Sept 1924). German architect. After studying architecture at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Berlin (1948–53), he worked in the office of Wassili and Hans Luckhardt until 1955 and then set up his own architectural practice in Berlin. His early works include the day-care centre (1958) in Charlottenburg, Berlin, built from prefabricated sections and constructed from building cubes of equal size; two-storey units are arranged round a central area linking sectors for various age groups and rest and play areas. Leo also built student residences at Eichkamp, Berlin, carried out in two phases (1959 and 1966–7; with Hans Müller and Georg Heinrichs). In the first phase independent Punkthäuser (focus houses) were sited at random in the extensive parkland site, each containing different types of rooms, with accommodation for 60 students. In the second phase the types of rooms were retained but built in larger rows of houses in line with the requirement for a more unified spatial composition.
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