2019–2021 Completion
In collaboration with Kohnle Lee Architekten
Photography: Piotr Hraptovich and Cristian Oprea
The intervention seeks to introduce unity and coherence to the building’s external expression through the redesign of the roof envelope. At the same time, it opens a new dialogue with the street via a singular, generous opening in the main façade—an intentional gesture to break the previous opacity and redefine the building’s relationship with the public realm.
Inside, the structure was carefully stripped back on all levels, with interior partitions and the original staircase removed to allow for a complete reorganization of the layout. Only the perimeter walls, two-thirds of the existing roof, the original floor slabs, and a single load-bearing wall—once separating the stairwell from the living area—were retained.
At the ground floor, a sense of spatial continuity was introduced by freeing the plan with the addition of a central concrete column to carry structural loads. This space was then organized through a deliberate contrast between a mineral landscape—formed of in-situ concrete—and a vegetal one, articulated in stained wood partitions.
Using the section as the guiding lens, the project unfolded into a sequence of spatial scenarios—encouraging movement, inviting exploration, and offering moments to dwell. This culminated in the insertion of a vertical “tower space” that establishes a connective thread across all three levels of the house, provoking a subtle, introspective tension that questions notions of domesticity, daily rituals, and spatial memory within the contemporary dwelling.
Materially, the exterior adopts a restrained palette: a broad expanse of fine exposed aggregate plaster (“Waschputz”) forms the backdrop for an interplay of smaller-scale elements in concrete, metal, and wood.
To meet current energy performance standards, the perimeter walls and roof were thermally insulated, all windows replaced, and a new heating system installed.