<translation>Pavlačové domy</translation>

Under the leadership of Hannes Meyer, the architectural office of Bauhaus received a commission from the city of Dessau for the expansion of the Törten housing estate. It was intended to be a combination of low-rise buildings and multi-story apartment houses. Ultimately, five apartment buildings were constructed, each containing 18 apartments accessible from the balcony. Each apartment consisted of a living room, two bedrooms, a kitchen, a bathroom, and a hallway, totaling 47 m². The buildings were equipped with central heating and hot water distribution. The apartments were designed for the needs of a family of four, reflected in the numerous built-in amenities and details (especially in the kitchen). A communal laundry facility was available, and each apartment had a bike storage box. Each house had a small front yard.
The balcony houses were built from facing brick with ceilings made of prefabricated reinforced concrete panels. In contrast to the prefabricated ceilings, the balconies were composed of monolithic cantilevered reinforced concrete slabs.
Over the years, due to insufficient protection against the cold, various additions and glazing of the balconies occurred, as well as doubling the doors and similar modifications. The glazed balconies were inhabited by tenants and became a kind of common balcony for neighborhood activities.
Due to the color of the facing brick, these apartment buildings are locally nicknamed "red blocks." In addition, between 1930-34, seven more buildings were constructed, designed by Richard Paulick. The buildings, known for the color of their plaster as "grey blocks," maintained a similarly high standard as their red predecessors.
At the address Peterholzstrasse 40, there is a monumentally reconstructed balcony house from 1929, where an originally furnished apartment can be seen, including original colored coatings.