Two-family house
Creating high-quality, affordable living space for social communities: patchwork families, work@home, start-up living, different generations organi- zing to support each other is the basic idea of the living concept.
Developing concepts for the structural implementation that lead to cost-ef- fective and resource-saving ecological construction - despite existing conser- vative B plans - and keeping the quality of living in mind was another motiva- tion.
Urbanism
The two-family house with carport is integrated into the slightly sloping ter- rain, facing east on the edge of a residential area in transition to the open landscape. A small stream on the eastern border, accompanied by alder trees and an orchard meadow in the north underline the rural idyll.
Development and room allocation
The basalt-graveled development path leads to the west border to the open- ly built over center of the building and to the entrances of the mirrored apart- ment floor plans. The communicative area with cooking, eating and living is located on the ground floor. On the upper floor follows the bathroom and the two equivalent rooms with a view to the east over the gently rolling hills.
Construction
With the aim of realizing a development that protects the open space and offers good lighting on the upper floor, the knee wall was raised in complian- ce with the maximum ridge height in favor of a perforated facade instead
of dormer windows and the building width was reduced. Compared to the B-Plan specification, the sealed area was significantly reduced with the same living space and the construction was optimized through smaller spans. Also an answer to resource-saving construction.
The economical construction made of inexpensive cross-laminated timber walls left raw is given an exciting upgrade by black-colored floor areas, doors and window elements. The black wave on the roof underlines the indepen- dent character of the long building without delimiting it in terms of urban development.
