Erdgeschosswohnung in Potsdam-Nauener Vorstadt

From the very first moment, this floor of an old building exudes a calm sovereignty and generosity that is rarely found in this location: classic elegance, spacious proportions and a functionally well thought-out floor plan combine to create a residential ensemble with a rarity value - in the immediate vicinity of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Neuer Garten.

You enter the apartment via a spacious entrance area that clearly divides the representative and private zones. The large master bathroom opens up to the left - a stylish setting with a free-standing bathtub, floor-level rain shower, designer radiator, double washbasin and large-format tiles. It is connected to the quiet master bedroom via an elegant sliding door, a refuge with a view of the greenery and sufficient depth for a dressing room. Opposite is the first bedroom, ideal as a children's room, guest room or study. An en-suite shower room in the immediate vicinity - perfect for children or visitors - completes this private area.

The floor plan then opens up into the prestigious living area. The open-plan living and dining area impresses with the height of the old building, fine stucco profiles and a harmonious flow of light throughout the day. The open-plan kitchen is a natural extension: high-quality fixtures, Siemens appliances and short distances - a place for ambitious cooking and convivial evenings.

Double doors lead you into the spacious living room, whose fine stucco elements and herringbone parquet flooring continue the architecture of the Wilhelminian era with contemporary clarity. From here, the balcony doors open onto the outside space: the balcony forms the elegant threshold to nature, the outside staircase leads directly down to the private garden, which is allocated to the apartment for exclusive special use - around 200 square meters of green luxury in this inner-city location.

This garden is more than just an add-on: a spacious outdoor terrace invites you to enjoy summer dinners and quiet mornings; it is adjoined by a light lawn for sunbathing, bordered by ornamental trees and mature trees in the New Garden. The clear zoning - terrace for living, lawn for playing and relaxing - creates a second outdoor living room that noticeably enlarges the apartment seasonally and is a real rarity at this address.

A three-part suite of rooms, currently used as offices, adjoins the living area. Their balanced proportions and location along the façade make them versatile: home office, library/studio, guest or children's room - the sequence creates places of retreat as well as spaces for concentrated work or communal living.

The apartment not only impresses with its atmosphere, but also with its substance: stucco, herringbone parquet flooring, solid wooden doors, stylish window solutions and the care taken in renovating the listed building characterize this floor in the architecturally striking Villa Gericke from 1866. The result is a feeling of living that naturally combines the past and present - prestigious in appearance, comfortable in everyday life and with a private garden as a green counterpart to the New Garden.