We started working on this project early on after our office was founded. In the beginning, we experimented with a wide variety of variants to convert the existing wooden house. However, it turned out that the existing structure was unfortunately so dilapidated that it would no longer withstand a conversion. Thus, we dealt with using the given construction window within the framework of the development plan in such a way as to create as much space as possible for the client, but at the same time not to restrict the free space around the house too much. The new buildings in the neighbourhood strongly push back the open space and show themselves with sometimes mighty gable facades facing the street.
Our design shows a comparatively restrained and less elevated view of the street. We enlarge the garden façade with the help of the rising ridge and a ground floor that widens towards the garden. Thus, the conical floor plan creates a kind of buffer zone in the open space between the street and the garden. As a result of this design, the back of the house becomes less visible and thus much more private. On the front, on the other hand, there is a generous entrance gesture and enough open space to the neighborhood.
In order to pay homage to the existing house with the new building, the choice of material for the façade was made of wood. A vertically arranged, rear-ventilated wooden batten with horizontal structuring by circumferential joints organises the views.
Source: Neff Kuhn Architekten PartGmbB - STUDIO PPANK
Images: Neff Kuhn Architekten PartGmbB - STUDIO PPANK
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