Schierle House - Matthias Benz

Anyone who has visited a German city’s peripheral area knows what we mean when we refer to a “typical German home.” They are clear-colored houses, with pitched roofs and PVC windows, existing in all imaginable sizes and proportions. Together with a church and train station they form the “typical German peripheral town.”<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1peCxVg-hgOQS7zrSq-oe_RUT_FNX89YLjche8H6MnWK2LGGsNmlzXCInDU17Z4rDd6QJVULK9GXZK6zGHG-DyHw/mb-01-rathscheck-schiefer-1.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1peCxVg-hgOQS7zrSq-oe_RUT_FNX89YLjche8H6MnWK2LGGsNmlzXCInDU17Z4rDd6QJVULK9GXZK6zGHG-DyHw/mb-01-rathscheck-schiefer-1.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pabTC8mPNI1t8I44Tu9-sWZ4ecKRlJDctv7OUmnnawQAne16QN1_BUPTE21VZRfjG_mSnTwIe_512XHqRmnEuyQ/01-rathscheck-schiefer-3.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pabTC8mPNI1t8I44Tu9-sWZ4ecKRlJDctv7OUmnnawQAne16QN1_BUPTE21VZRfjG_mSnTwIe_512XHqRmnEuyQ/01-rathscheck-schiefer-3.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br />It was in one of these town, located at the outskirts of Munich, that a family formed by a married couple and their daughter stated the objectives for their home; that is, to build and inhabit a house, that would sensibly respect tradition, but at the same time provide an individual and contemporary style.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1po3N5LxEoll5uNHhri6FAAazwLSiPfdEMDf_7-3pRE0uxDi1ai5fPNq8TywQpT4deAHomwT2JtbgqOp6az5jR5Q/mb-01-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1po3N5LxEoll5uNHhri6FAAazwLSiPfdEMDf_7-3pRE0uxDi1ai5fPNq8TywQpT4deAHomwT2JtbgqOp6az5jR5Q/mb-01-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ptYna7bUhgdgL-YEvLtWQ2hCydNO60nkubT4qz7doyp_K7gidaV0RZzJUWT9lLW1-yM6z_EQWYD9ksW_iA38X4w/mb-01-rathscheck-schiefer-2.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ptYna7bUhgdgL-YEvLtWQ2hCydNO60nkubT4qz7doyp_K7gidaV0RZzJUWT9lLW1-yM6z_EQWYD9ksW_iA38X4w/mb-01-rathscheck-schiefer-2.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a> </div><br />Their home would have to replace the remains of a previous farm, on a 2000-sq.m.-site defined by a gentle hill slope and an excellent view over the town. The strict urban regulations allowing only pitched-roof buildings challenged the client’s desire for individuality. In addition, in order to avoid the rejection from the neighbors, it was important to abstain from anything that could alter the panoramic view over the valley they already enjoyed. The project was approached as an opportunity to re-interpret the traditional architectural language aiming at a goal that besides being innovative and functional would provide new building terms through recyclable materials and the use of contemporary energy solutions.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1plekG_yl8H9p4ombZSR2f-RJ9ceEIIF9U1bNYFC-MokzL5Cx6DJLX1d_aKqsvBjWuwBEG4GDtYl6iUrqofeuZ2w/mb-02-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1plekG_yl8H9p4ombZSR2f-RJ9ceEIIF9U1bNYFC-MokzL5Cx6DJLX1d_aKqsvBjWuwBEG4GDtYl6iUrqofeuZ2w/mb-02-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pLFdbDwlmvgnDD2cwLiHJU0935VlFJ-4Sxn0Sg-qbSVvDbXtw-KB_4KV2qc8sFjBPJARo36hoqNSWVmcikLY8xQ/mb-03-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pLFdbDwlmvgnDD2cwLiHJU0935VlFJ-4Sxn0Sg-qbSVvDbXtw-KB_4KV2qc8sFjBPJARo36hoqNSWVmcikLY8xQ/mb-03-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a> </div><br />A simple geometry was adopted for the house, combining two solid volumes enabling not only to maintain but improve the neighboring homes view over the valley.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p61rQxjY1j52EPKMip_RQbk4DPXcEyPW9DWrBegFTWLMbZWVQ_FbQc5gOyiW69hwMVnE8qs5ylEjVKVhCpaltDg/mb-04-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p61rQxjY1j52EPKMip_RQbk4DPXcEyPW9DWrBegFTWLMbZWVQ_FbQc5gOyiW69hwMVnE8qs5ylEjVKVhCpaltDg/mb-04-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pDRjtz5dAOzdMGPh7uVISikJVgnsK4_NUzltdZsuTeqCwu7EJRmYg8dD8e-dWKXWW8wSPv3NnqzxV4QH8sq877Q/mb-07-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pDRjtz5dAOzdMGPh7uVISikJVgnsK4_NUzltdZsuTeqCwu7EJRmYg8dD8e-dWKXWW8wSPv3NnqzxV4QH8sq877Q/mb-07-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a> </div><br />White is the companion for the peace of the sleeping and resting areas. The volume containing the spaces to be shared by the family was characterized through slate-stone facades and roof. Working with Rathscheck Schiefer, a special emphasis was placed on developing the capabilities to build with slate stone, stressing the solution of corner details. Through the integration of the pitched roof required by city planning regulations plus the vertical shifting needed to adapt to the hillside, a volume evoking a modern monolith, covered by an ancient over 400-million-year material, whose silky glitter attains the perfect environmental integration, was obtained.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pW4sNBZ1AqXXM6gtGZEbw6uif3GcdEa_R_SvoxCMJsn92bopqt304tkLcf03kJS0QLUF-ZWPL8QMp09IaF7YKGQ/mb-05-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pW4sNBZ1AqXXM6gtGZEbw6uif3GcdEa_R_SvoxCMJsn92bopqt304tkLcf03kJS0QLUF-ZWPL8QMp09IaF7YKGQ/mb-05-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ptx6zE-2GZ4kg6AqXLGVBcsTUqBaA5o6evjGJg4FzPBHm8T8nLS1f4MutRiqfKugfvOkSApfPlq-2-325benCoA/mb-06-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1ptx6zE-2GZ4kg6AqXLGVBcsTUqBaA5o6evjGJg4FzPBHm8T8nLS1f4MutRiqfKugfvOkSApfPlq-2-325benCoA/mb-06-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br />The use of recyclable materials and inclusion of energy saving concepts are fully integrated to this work. A wood structure with flax insulation, cellulose, and wood-fiber board was the option selected to obtain a thermal conductivity coefficient of 0.14W/m²K as average value for all the facades. A heating pump with five 35-meter-depth geothermal probes benefits from the earth-generated/stored heat for heating purposes. The great windows placed at the south façade allow the maximum use of natural light, while the 4-meter-hight obtained through vertical shifting to adapt to ground displacement takes advantage of the currents ascending the slope to ventilate interiors in summer.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pbUQKDo-g_qvnPwn3p2nXj43_qGDzqTMgFteVj96WWqkPu_18nsQCv12Wcv-hv2TY2uBQRPKHZKNnRux5mJDIMQ/mb-08-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pbUQKDo-g_qvnPwn3p2nXj43_qGDzqTMgFteVj96WWqkPu_18nsQCv12Wcv-hv2TY2uBQRPKHZKNnRux5mJDIMQ/mb-08-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pPhXlDiKpKJPIQzThcVmxpFtJlFe4ViXoU9dtaQWg5Btnl5Q4zegOukIPhwEIdt4AzvH_MKF9nmu1tc4bcWxsxg/mb-09-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pPhXlDiKpKJPIQzThcVmxpFtJlFe4ViXoU9dtaQWg5Btnl5Q4zegOukIPhwEIdt4AzvH_MKF9nmu1tc4bcWxsxg/mb-09-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUCLs6cZW1PdscOqVn83nTXUTXAWdQu4xRyJHPqKkFridY3txv-ZwPi7K3b7Lp22c6lKYYXkXAb6Nq08KgSr1nA/mb-10-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pUCLs6cZW1PdscOqVn83nTXUTXAWdQu4xRyJHPqKkFridY3txv-ZwPi7K3b7Lp22c6lKYYXkXAb6Nq08KgSr1nA/mb-10-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p3i0aVNvyriY8DsbcZQ4zLFZCBSSNnCTgslWC6u1n9WAlatf6dPrGRaqVzPcSn6XZ3qd0lMQudxInvxXc9g8Maw/mb-11-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p3i0aVNvyriY8DsbcZQ4zLFZCBSSNnCTgslWC6u1n9WAlatf6dPrGRaqVzPcSn6XZ3qd0lMQudxInvxXc9g8Maw/mb-11-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a> </div><br />The total energy consumption of this home is 65% under the values permitted by German Energy Norms (ENEV). This achievement allowed the house to be included into a “sustainable architecture” tour organized by Bavaria’s Chamber of Architecture on 2009. To round off the ecological concept used, a second phase will be approached adding photovoltaic panels and rain water collectors.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_xyJ8JYP27PfG29gfDAsfeZb2YPZgfARdp3rucyOqjW1RIDHDa8_17UUmONPhuB6SSGtIPo5ivBgWNtcRdwkMA/mb-12-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_xyJ8JYP27PfG29gfDAsfeZb2YPZgfARdp3rucyOqjW1RIDHDa8_17UUmONPhuB6SSGtIPo5ivBgWNtcRdwkMA/mb-12-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pnBDqm-r2D8em92gmzIWSQGI1DAly7hW61PVXjsFRDcKMu59lOy3xDrsR4g1bx5UIqcGkoEVtcFuYpl2GPaGtPg/mb-13-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pnBDqm-r2D8em92gmzIWSQGI1DAly7hW61PVXjsFRDcKMu59lOy3xDrsR4g1bx5UIqcGkoEVtcFuYpl2GPaGtPg/mb-13-haus-schierle.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br />Architect: <a href="http://www.matthiasbenz.de/index.php">Matthias Benz architecture & design</a><br />Location: Gerzen (Niederbayern), Germany<br />Site Surface: 2076 sqm<br />Built-up Surface: 304 sqm<br />Start time: 2006<br />Finish time: 2008<br />Interiors: Josef Eibl GmbH<br />Photographs: Thomas Benz; Rathschek Schiefer<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFt1f3OkYkcMxZ1yZs0HmBtFvA6di3MFC_Yt_f7Sfl1aBuWg5bd0j7tYOwatTxh2J8XQYfulR8aUEEcDKMVVaig/nivel-0a.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFt1f3OkYkcMxZ1yZs0HmBtFvA6di3MFC_Yt_f7Sfl1aBuWg5bd0j7tYOwatTxh2J8XQYfulR8aUEEcDKMVVaig/nivel-0a.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFt1f3OkYkcPW9I4eDYVA-U1K4z0jfCgeLjyZTWOY8801_mhavucElskzGo4D8S29nnzm_UmLRWeXYAK3DZJXkA/nivel--1a.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pFt1f3OkYkcPW9I4eDYVA-U1K4z0jfCgeLjyZTWOY8801_mhavucElskzGo4D8S29nnzm_UmLRWeXYAK3DZJXkA/nivel--1a.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pBZhhWYNbPxuJ3aVOTYEmqvTZZbZ5bsXrWZirp4JxEFq47lNw5GfzMNmHqakmGzo0vF2QKPXIsx2pU2NV46b4fA/seccion-y-conceptosa.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Schierle House - Matthias Benz" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pBZhhWYNbPxuJ3aVOTYEmqvTZZbZ5bsXrWZirp4JxEFq47lNw5GfzMNmHqakmGzo0vF2QKPXIsx2pU2NV46b4fA/seccion-y-conceptosa.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div>

Schierle House - Matthias Benz

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V21K07 - Pasel.Kuenzael Architects

On the territory of a former slaughterhouse in the historical heart of the Dutch university city of Leiden, emerges one of the biggest urban developments of private dwellings in the Netherlands.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pmBPrgzEnFRyDSEctQ3kvt1cjQuhLlUkPnoCR-HnyHzy-t8n-Aj49wzuM_HAF7VcUUU_SNUo9hJXEsak2sfStj_S3Q0mCTyM3/v21k07-pasel-kuenzael-architects-4668.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="1K07 - Pasel.Kuenzael Architects, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pmBPrgzEnFRyDSEctQ3kvt1cjQuhLlUkPnoCR-HnyHzy-t8n-Aj49wzuM_HAF7VcUUU_SNUo9hJXEsak2sfStj_S3Q0mCTyM3/v21k07-pasel-kuenzael-architects-4668.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p2GHeH6-TOyP6-LQNuGw2r-7BAJcSwqJXzdQTuMelofoRBezs4qJHYuNRCrlPa6rc-4vJKpB-whuRDmRqonsEp8xku2OCGjs9/v21k07-pasel-kuenzael-architects-4681.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="1K07 - Pasel.Kuenzael Architects, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p2GHeH6-TOyP6-LQNuGw2r-7BAJcSwqJXzdQTuMelofoRBezs4qJHYuNRCrlPa6rc-4vJKpB-whuRDmRqonsEp8xku2OCGjs9/v21k07-pasel-kuenzael-architects-4681.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br />In their series of eleven, Rotterdam based architects pasel.künzel architects present yet another amazing house giving a new interpretation of the classical Dutch housing typology.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pKgLSuEC-2bDYWMOIe0sZWJQbx6zk7lGf_v6KYfJ8gQjGciG6AQdqjG4tVivQYfdLkYoaT6W716ZcCsUPiy93yWLOZomlqrX3/v21k07-pasel-kuenzael-architects-4682.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="1K07 - Pasel.Kuenzael Architects, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pKgLSuEC-2bDYWMOIe0sZWJQbx6zk7lGf_v6KYfJ8gQjGciG6AQdqjG4tVivQYfdLkYoaT6W716ZcCsUPiy93yWLOZomlqrX3/v21k07-pasel-kuenzael-architects-4682.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWvGVzZlzMrgfbi7IKscOgHr9UYhQaBJvGEk_L_NYag9cd2WgRUhXe05V0_whWc8CPi2gEou7fMrr356CDJ79dMSRxLLbMd6k/v21k07-pasel-kuenzael-architects-4699.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="1K07 - Pasel.Kuenzael Architects, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pWvGVzZlzMrgfbi7IKscOgHr9UYhQaBJvGEk_L_NYag9cd2WgRUhXe05V0_whWc8CPi2gEou7fMrr356CDJ79dMSRxLLbMd6k/v21k07-pasel-kuenzael-architects-4699.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br />V21K07 puts the functions of a classical House upside-down!<br /><br />In order to profit the most from direct sunlight and the panoramic views over the city the functions of the house were piled up in a rather unusual way.<br /><br />The living area with its generous southeast-orientated roof terrace is situated on the top floor. As there are no partition walls, the open space allows for stunning views over the historical centre of Leiden.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pBhDeZ_3kLfH-KKRVnvLYeiSdJckY5T90lTQoe4kd_kA_EyPnOold8XaSxBq817afNw4hyQfn5kNoFpm5J85iskA98ru_nEZr/v21k07-pasel-kuenzael-architects-4777.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="1K07 - Pasel.Kuenzael Architects, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pBhDeZ_3kLfH-KKRVnvLYeiSdJckY5T90lTQoe4kd_kA_EyPnOold8XaSxBq817afNw4hyQfn5kNoFpm5J85iskA98ru_nEZr/v21k07-pasel-kuenzael-architects-4777.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pSgxKuuey77tVVof_jd1nuMscr4U730y-AFVhF1a-v0U-PygUVxQ_CzFonigJjxDrvZQEvyLlylX1t3Zl5v-gFZYrkBsD1ia-/v21k07-pasel-kuenzael-architects-4793.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="1K07 - Pasel.Kuenzael Architects, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pSgxKuuey77tVVof_jd1nuMscr4U730y-AFVhF1a-v0U-PygUVxQ_CzFonigJjxDrvZQEvyLlylX1t3Zl5v-gFZYrkBsD1ia-/v21k07-pasel-kuenzael-architects-4793.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br />By contrast the ground floor holds a multipurpose room, giving the opportunity for all inhabitants to make use of it, be it for playing or working, for reading or collective activities. This exposes activities that would normally be the hidden in the attics of Dutch houses. By means of big windows inside and outside merges, making the entrance porch, which replaces the traditional front garden, the communicative heart of the building, as well as an informal meeting spot with the whole neighbourhood. The continuous wooden design of floor, wall and ceiling create a subtle transition from public to private.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1po1JqW7ZYJ0q_EwsSq9zGejzyTGIav0xluaJbR9-5TZ1T91SCkxJ70CSC7zOaY3gNEVJnBwJDq4mdo2s0LKOKeF0uy59ekb1T/v21k07-pasel-kuenzael-architects-4805.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="1K07 - Pasel.Kuenzael Architects, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1po1JqW7ZYJ0q_EwsSq9zGejzyTGIav0xluaJbR9-5TZ1T91SCkxJ70CSC7zOaY3gNEVJnBwJDq4mdo2s0LKOKeF0uy59ekb1T/v21k07-pasel-kuenzael-architects-4805.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br />Using the full footprint of the plot, the storey in the middle accommodates the kids’ rooms and the master bedroom. Through its cantilever it allows for the entrance area of the house.<br /><br />The black coloured timber façade refers directly to the historical black wooden houses in the region. In order to minimize costs, details were reduced to a bare minimum and only one window format was used. Sliding shutters on the outside allow for privacy and overheating in the summer. The building meets all low-energy standards.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pIHsuXafwz9GuttvNi7RV5c2HUHRcR6mXv9R62j2DHapNOxb3h2XNUv9SX6UhuYebEqWx6fcFGjq1US3RrsYRDA/v21k07-pasel-kuenzael-architects-4833.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="1K07 - Pasel.Kuenzael Architects, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pIHsuXafwz9GuttvNi7RV5c2HUHRcR6mXv9R62j2DHapNOxb3h2XNUv9SX6UhuYebEqWx6fcFGjq1US3RrsYRDA/v21k07-pasel-kuenzael-architects-4833.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br />Architects: <a href="http://www.paselkuenzel.com/"> pasel.kuenzel architects</a> <br />Location: Leiden, The Netherlands<br />Project Team: R. Pasel, F. Künzel, F. Sack, S. Wolff, S. Bein, S. Pape<br />Project year: 2010<br />Photographs: <a href="http://www.primabeeld.nl/" modo="false">Marcel van der Burg</a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p66BCOKKX4Skqzk-BdBuBo5qFIN820V7HVKOTNmUEKAABAClPz-T6YKdIQx0sQ7jabBdkQ2BM9SyGgrdOFWyK8g/v21k07-perspektive3-modell.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="1K07 - Pasel.Kuenzael Architects, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p66BCOKKX4Skqzk-BdBuBo5qFIN820V7HVKOTNmUEKAABAClPz-T6YKdIQx0sQ7jabBdkQ2BM9SyGgrdOFWyK8g/v21k07-perspektive3-modell.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pOaV7iQC3hUPDMyzhqvMn7j7uOX_TE-QMeQSuvafVxCq1ADl6vAC4oA1v5DWFroFg8r0fFfQIZBirShXejPXnUw/ground-floor-plan.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="1K07 - Pasel.Kuenzael Architects, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pOaV7iQC3hUPDMyzhqvMn7j7uOX_TE-QMeQSuvafVxCq1ADl6vAC4oA1v5DWFroFg8r0fFfQIZBirShXejPXnUw/ground-floor-plan.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTBkz2pz332Le_-zghUplcqVwLc239CNqkSuG31XfoaYhnkh3TeS0uAuEEhhxqvmfh1e5aXvS6kTRRjW4zl6CjQ/second-floor-plan.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="1K07 - Pasel.Kuenzael Architects, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTBkz2pz332Le_-zghUplcqVwLc239CNqkSuG31XfoaYhnkh3TeS0uAuEEhhxqvmfh1e5aXvS6kTRRjW4zl6CjQ/second-floor-plan.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTBkz2pz332LFJNY97vdNkkJ7YCr-gEIzUCwoJUe4ifIGfp6t9SV0yDR7k9L1XVgKUpk9emiC2HmJCdwKT0OK3w/third-floor-plan.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="1K07 - Pasel.Kuenzael Architects, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTBkz2pz332LFJNY97vdNkkJ7YCr-gEIzUCwoJUe4ifIGfp6t9SV0yDR7k9L1XVgKUpk9emiC2HmJCdwKT0OK3w/third-floor-plan.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p66BCOKKX4SkNoPmvmw9U9aMid-8CIxOhqUoTGsnDj-oLLiWBc5KrWoUPybMDWyX_jL_42GovUVKpBF8OcKZcDQ/corte.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="1K07 - Pasel.Kuenzael Architects, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p66BCOKKX4SkNoPmvmw9U9aMid-8CIxOhqUoTGsnDj-oLLiWBc5KrWoUPybMDWyX_jL_42GovUVKpBF8OcKZcDQ/corte.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div>

V21K07 - Pasel.Kuenzael Architects

On the territory of a former slaughterhouse in the historical heart of the Dutch university city of Leiden, emerges one of the biggest urban...

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Double House - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos

Moving their home to the outer limits of a small town in the province of Zaragoza is the wish of a newly married couple about to retire. Embodied in their decision lies the conviction that it is possible to both undergo a radical change and still enjoy the comforts of their previous life. To explore this dual situation a project has been designed which attempts to evade its usual position as a solution at the end of a process and to take positions as starting point or state previous to the development.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pO_nISr3u6TyRrROz4R_78fTAjFy1ulGk8Pt1s2uGXi-G9yl7WwSUs5byipvUvL2J4-KTWmzrUSoooFkPMHzPPaQ4mCqBEmc7/lna-casa-doble-11.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pO_nISr3u6TyRrROz4R_78fTAjFy1ulGk8Pt1s2uGXi-G9yl7WwSUs5byipvUvL2J4-KTWmzrUSoooFkPMHzPPaQ4mCqBEmc7/lna-casa-doble-11.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pm857kwuURsGFfTqT9-BN8RAOCZqWeVFsHxhAC-obtH-7SHtG7flD2upIdy9q_VS3rVcNw-sF9uMnFRSb_zn6Kbt5ATvhPkYu/casa-doble-langarita-navarro-1.png?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pm857kwuURsGFfTqT9-BN8RAOCZqWeVFsHxhAC-obtH-7SHtG7flD2upIdy9q_VS3rVcNw-sF9uMnFRSb_zn6Kbt5ATvhPkYu/casa-doble-langarita-navarro-1.png?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br /><div align="left">It is generally accepted that the difference between the rural and the urban worlds has to do with the proximity to certain centres and to the specific ways of life derived from them. Descriptions linked to constructions (in their broadest sense) which display spaces, rhythms and rituals between people and their surroundings.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1phz43YlDckkp2DNW551OseS90FKuiivAJS2fyTVLoLIrsk-ovSMHHog_ZdcUoJPZ1ua6HchUGxjJVsRHBStAKTKltNS_OYzOH/casa-doble-langarita-navarro-2.png?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1phz43YlDckkp2DNW551OseS90FKuiivAJS2fyTVLoLIrsk-ovSMHHog_ZdcUoJPZ1ua6HchUGxjJVsRHBStAKTKltNS_OYzOH/casa-doble-langarita-navarro-2.png?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pKPDHmDgaeZrxDrtQ_ob-X52B8WTpxG0juadN4XxcYYtUYQrGjGjsu25t_f6SgHDdo8bbYuksWeiAlu7j4nVmwaQB_5oI2gaP/casa-doble-langarita-navarro-3.png?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pKPDHmDgaeZrxDrtQ_ob-X52B8WTpxG0juadN4XxcYYtUYQrGjGjsu25t_f6SgHDdo8bbYuksWeiAlu7j4nVmwaQB_5oI2gaP/casa-doble-langarita-navarro-3.png?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br /><div align="left">With this project, our aim was to evaluate, starting with the home, which housing conditions and expectations of life could mobilise each of these forms by contrasting them with the experiences and wishes of the clients. The conversations led to a duality of interests: on the one hand those regarding manageability, ways of use, organisation and representation associated to those of a conventional urban flat; and on the other hand, the search for an uninhibited, light-hearted and active life, linked to the outdoors and a move to a softened “wild life”.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pxw-_dPLHnYuVsCC8LjB7BiQOcK6GFrNmsmS448WoAjfF64uguy5cUmB0Gzr2F1xR2JJv9q720wVCQDDhSEkb3RbTD-SKepdT/Ina-casa-doble-0.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pxw-_dPLHnYuVsCC8LjB7BiQOcK6GFrNmsmS448WoAjfF64uguy5cUmB0Gzr2F1xR2JJv9q720wVCQDDhSEkb3RbTD-SKepdT/Ina-casa-doble-0.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pXpmG4jeCbsNmWIdMJKvVOOMTpCoRYJd75H_W59s-AoKKFMw9tDA13w6Qmbw1Yjonssg98GpadTIJWMZekHGJiD7aKYp8OV_E/lna-casa-doble-1.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pXpmG4jeCbsNmWIdMJKvVOOMTpCoRYJd75H_W59s-AoKKFMw9tDA13w6Qmbw1Yjonssg98GpadTIJWMZekHGJiD7aKYp8OV_E/lna-casa-doble-1.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br /><div align="left">The plot, with a gentle, northward slope overlooking a wide, cultivated valley, is within the boundaries of the mountain town of Algairén, devoted mainly to the production of wine and oil. The land is part of an olive grove, annexed to the perimeter of the village. The house is positioned on the north side along the length of the developable limit in order to gain a small garden and a vegetable patch to the south and have privacy from the street. The project has been developed using two parallel houses, elevated a storey above ground level to enjoy views of the valley and the olive trees.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pDEDB4KrVWqTb4dK5I0YySzYcK5cNqAMGzk1ASLMII4cn9zOKRdNAKH1evzzAVuLVDcuguu69RRHOmBPO4y57WB1w_9dN3h5J/lna-casa-doble-2.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pDEDB4KrVWqTb4dK5I0YySzYcK5cNqAMGzk1ASLMII4cn9zOKRdNAKH1evzzAVuLVDcuguu69RRHOmBPO4y57WB1w_9dN3h5J/lna-casa-doble-2.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pBIXlPj2dVlGcbSRZgUlwcjmpSoed-ew3TfFwlf1u07AGFlRuPOfbdNUdAFF_W5da3V-VioxHApXPcYXsTyqZUPlfRoiaetv_/lna-casa-doble-3.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pBIXlPj2dVlGcbSRZgUlwcjmpSoed-ew3TfFwlf1u07AGFlRuPOfbdNUdAFF_W5da3V-VioxHApXPcYXsTyqZUPlfRoiaetv_/lna-casa-doble-3.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br /><div align="left">The first is a rectangular structure, conventional in construction with a narrow section, inheritor of the ideas of the modern movement where the nuclei of kitchen and bathroom areas separated the various living spaces thus always ensuring independence, dual orientation and cross ventilation.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1piJ2ou38LLnJa2-gS2YXmVBHoAWlrvQc87H9zXDuR-lGV-OaG4ubNAHUJM2g2wlz4COrubE_UK2ps5U07gavFllpV1lCTDokK/lna-casa-doble-4.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1piJ2ou38LLnJa2-gS2YXmVBHoAWlrvQc87H9zXDuR-lGV-OaG4ubNAHUJM2g2wlz4COrubE_UK2ps5U07gavFllpV1lCTDokK/lna-casa-doble-4.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br /><div align="left">Leaving the windows behind on the southern façade (as would an adolescent Gerald Durrel in search of adventure), the second home can be reached: an irregular geometric platform covered by a structural wooden shutter which folds to create different, unplanned areas connected directly to the bathrooms and kitchen self-contained functionality.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pZT5CCbe9798bfs_V5NPoP9kcDg6aAGsKxUE3ddf2008Lfx6m7GijqFFITHtD8o53qKe1DFVII2_IPyEMcNZ8vR7Y4k0MbyWy/lna-casa-doble-6.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pZT5CCbe9798bfs_V5NPoP9kcDg6aAGsKxUE3ddf2008Lfx6m7GijqFFITHtD8o53qKe1DFVII2_IPyEMcNZ8vR7Y4k0MbyWy/lna-casa-doble-6.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br /><div align="left">The two structures achieve specific characteristics and are geared to use and optimise the house’s resources. The inside of the house is extended on the ground floor to resolve the programme’s requirements. The central nucleus which gives access to the upper floors separates two areas, of non-referential character, serves as a garage and party area. The exterior of the house is covered by a wooden frame with deciduous climbing plants that ensure intimacy from the street while at the same time stopping the house getting hot in the summer and guarantees, along with the planted roof, one of the foundations of the project: the avoidance of mechanical HVAC systems and savings in energy resources.</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pHhTEfU2ib24rP-acz-tP9ZWmjbtHMU_d3tKp-wgWaRH-Irkuh0Y6bmJZ-2kwO_ozTLVjs00QO-o6Bc387LObmGSCIR8YrjR8/lna-casa-doble-5.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pHhTEfU2ib24rP-acz-tP9ZWmjbtHMU_d3tKp-wgWaRH-Irkuh0Y6bmJZ-2kwO_ozTLVjs00QO-o6Bc387LObmGSCIR8YrjR8/lna-casa-doble-5.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br /><div align="left">The double house avoids blurring the limits between both desired ways of life or finding a single equal space. On the contrary, the project, with its duality, offers a coexistence of two differentiated house designs encouraging a state of permanent transition. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p1OcC_0sTNX7ynkW1Gp1s1Mf9uwVBVZ4CfzSvA4eZBIkMxblJQBh_slBz1yXlkdcgU3yhj8ClLPa5gZDfURllynsFWPsjXnSQ/lna-casa-doble-8.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p1OcC_0sTNX7ynkW1Gp1s1Mf9uwVBVZ4CfzSvA4eZBIkMxblJQBh_slBz1yXlkdcgU3yhj8ClLPa5gZDfURllynsFWPsjXnSQ/lna-casa-doble-8.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br /><div align="left">Architects: Langarita Navarro Arquitectos – María Langarita y Víctor Navarro<br />Location: Almonacid de la Sierra, Zaragoza, Spain<br />Collaborators: Marta Colón, Roberto González, Juan Palencia<br />Engineers: Mecanismo S.l.<br />Construction Year: 2009<br />Client: Private<br />Photos: Luis Diaz Diaz </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pipVXYIQl6MyQ5TxYS5KzIHVXASVo1vFsu2Eqa7wgB0moJxZPzrlawjCE1WSOsk3-x6maFQUgW2DI6at82P9BDfaYmiKdJ1uV/planta-parcela--color.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pipVXYIQl6MyQ5TxYS5KzIHVXASVo1vFsu2Eqa7wgB0moJxZPzrlawjCE1WSOsk3-x6maFQUgW2DI6at82P9BDfaYmiKdJ1uV/planta-parcela--color.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pS7gAT74DPGzJZ38ody2Ikyb8_kJM1s9F-BUh3NxyEGreUuH_5UmsitzuChpuz77jCihAOq1y0u9dIdAGdI0jhsZp3hwcKwXO/planta-color.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pS7gAT74DPGzJZ38ody2Ikyb8_kJM1s9F-BUh3NxyEGreUuH_5UmsitzuChpuz77jCihAOq1y0u9dIdAGdI0jhsZp3hwcKwXO/planta-color.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p7b-CanFEpkyUDrzyydf8P1ipDOuOcMzl5HeWltQT_gyJDB0RVUP4KzNSGBzl7om9QPeK8rCpWWkv2nHUGdD8AhN6R97kuPVC/alzado-color.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p7b-CanFEpkyUDrzyydf8P1ipDOuOcMzl5HeWltQT_gyJDB0RVUP4KzNSGBzl7om9QPeK8rCpWWkv2nHUGdD8AhN6R97kuPVC/alzado-color.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1phz43YlDckkpv8dh3nhnAb-MAvaJTdfjQZ1c-xyVv4pNm55KzXuVik3SaWFA19YVw4qUoZ2UAaibrTAHbN0WR4qbxhyRU_moX/casa-doble-langarita-navarro-4.png?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1phz43YlDckkpv8dh3nhnAb-MAvaJTdfjQZ1c-xyVv4pNm55KzXuVik3SaWFA19YVw4qUoZ2UAaibrTAHbN0WR4qbxhyRU_moX/casa-doble-langarita-navarro-4.png?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p2tyd8nMHuP7WEYEJwBnrGap0FF_4fUj1CVFpAtOBDwfon-US50MdYKrM5xS2Oh4EGtpAe-89GnKBUeVptux-LOFtU1Q__qNO/secci--n-color.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Casa Doble - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://uq48sw.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p2tyd8nMHuP7WEYEJwBnrGap0FF_4fUj1CVFpAtOBDwfon-US50MdYKrM5xS2Oh4EGtpAe-89GnKBUeVptux-LOFtU1Q__qNO/secci--n-color.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div>

Double House - Langarita Navarro Arquitectos

Moving their home to the outer limits of a small town in the province of Zaragoza is the wish of a newly married couple about to retire. Emb...

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Farquar Lake Residence - ALTUS Architecture + Design

The open, <strong>permeable design</strong> of this house results from the client’s active lifestyle and desire for connectivity to the site from all spaces. Designed for a narrow, wooded, pie-shaped lakefront site, this young family sought to develop outdoor play and garden spaces while celebrating views of the lake.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pE9ynMlJxyxirknuvxNMNSWBu_DkUZ8jjIOC-knAiSkGXr0p76Y-w94YuKxc9TufG11i9Ox0bnJ-xNOhbuO6jNw/farquar-lake-residence-apple1.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Farquar Lake Residence - ALTUS Architecture + Design, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pE9ynMlJxyxirknuvxNMNSWBu_DkUZ8jjIOC-knAiSkGXr0p76Y-w94YuKxc9TufG11i9Ox0bnJ-xNOhbuO6jNw/farquar-lake-residence-apple1.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pO398NnXXNIFcwS42UriF9hV57cc73bX9gllrOajJndGHe2eT8rlFB8YSrUfcF64PzsWmwRSbMUx708Q2cocmMA/farquar-lake-residence-apple2.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Farquar Lake Residence - ALTUS Architecture + Design, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pO398NnXXNIFcwS42UriF9hV57cc73bX9gllrOajJndGHe2eT8rlFB8YSrUfcF64PzsWmwRSbMUx708Q2cocmMA/farquar-lake-residence-apple2.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br />The concept organizes the public and private spaces into two separate wood-clad forms connected by a glass-enclosed breezeway and screen porch. The breezeway becomes an open access between the car court and lakeside yard, allowing a flow of air and activity through the center of the house toward the lake.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_eKHYQhzz_Yi9pOzVJSCff7qvQM-oQdw5F1Ywx30krZZd-pdbEKDCV9cf6NfmQVHl3Mkig-mrq-blt5dS44skQ/farquar-lake-residence-apple3.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Farquar Lake Residence - ALTUS Architecture + Design, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_eKHYQhzz_Yi9pOzVJSCff7qvQM-oQdw5F1Ywx30krZZd-pdbEKDCV9cf6NfmQVHl3Mkig-mrq-blt5dS44skQ/farquar-lake-residence-apple3.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pL3Z__KT9YAmpm767ggUkckBdKnjPJy0BTnENi7cZUIbqQMHBQa2Hfkvk0m327eiRee7H2wOgrbsRMSxbOInLqQ/farquar-lake-residence-apple4.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Farquar Lake Residence - ALTUS Architecture + Design, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pL3Z__KT9YAmpm767ggUkckBdKnjPJy0BTnENi7cZUIbqQMHBQa2Hfkvk0m327eiRee7H2wOgrbsRMSxbOInLqQ/farquar-lake-residence-apple4.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br />This indoor/outdoor connection is reinforced by the continuous bluestone paving, linking front and back spaces. The wood-clad wings of the house sit on a bluestone “outcropping”, which extends the natural entry grade, grounding the house.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwrhpEF8Zd5YwpEdiRlkdKv2mEgNVEyqr1DZkhUUmy56KOIN_gFsHa_IpQ_2YlIhlPZYxmdj5maxYabZOAdKiwQ/farquar-lake-residence-apple5.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Farquar Lake Residence - ALTUS Architecture + Design, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pwrhpEF8Zd5YwpEdiRlkdKv2mEgNVEyqr1DZkhUUmy56KOIN_gFsHa_IpQ_2YlIhlPZYxmdj5maxYabZOAdKiwQ/farquar-lake-residence-apple5.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTq8WwXSneLYMBAMql-ROW5dGLC3WxuTeA3SJp05C4IDt2SO5DcUxFDmJbF0W0LWtFQbAyrwIs4M2J95DeprSWw/farquar-lake-residence-apple6.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Farquar Lake Residence - ALTUS Architecture + Design, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pTq8WwXSneLYMBAMql-ROW5dGLC3WxuTeA3SJp05C4IDt2SO5DcUxFDmJbF0W0LWtFQbAyrwIs4M2J95DeprSWw/farquar-lake-residence-apple6.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br />A series of bluestone monolith steps extend from the lakeside terrace toward the shore. A folded, dark metal plane wraps the wood wings as walls and roof, creating a sculptural cap of the house.<br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pZJ-RZqnNQOp8_3c9E4psPHGsn0QovtlagTSJXBLY7l0k9swKPspTHRSDyyWoZatWOlyBQMApOYqSkITcF88QGQ/farquar-lake-residence-apple7.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Farquar Lake Residence - ALTUS Architecture + Design, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pZJ-RZqnNQOp8_3c9E4psPHGsn0QovtlagTSJXBLY7l0k9swKPspTHRSDyyWoZatWOlyBQMApOYqSkITcF88QGQ/farquar-lake-residence-apple7.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pyt5eOKy9KOUOqQIiEBwp1ENqdwJr_sZDLxD68QjshnqNSL-wfa4oeKx6FSI4O534GWx80zoOEITKpL_joVDqCA/farquar-lake-residence-apple8.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Farquar Lake Residence - ALTUS Architecture + Design, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pyt5eOKy9KOUOqQIiEBwp1ENqdwJr_sZDLxD68QjshnqNSL-wfa4oeKx6FSI4O534GWx80zoOEITKpL_joVDqCA/farquar-lake-residence-apple8.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br />A folded, dark metal plane wraps the wood wings as walls and roof, creating a sculptural cap of the house. On the west edge of the house, the metal wall is punctuated by dynamic window placement, allowing light in while screening views of the neighbors. Dramatic floor to ceiling windows in the living/dining spaces and master bedroom draw in views of the site and lake, and provide north light. The house engages the site during all seasons and was constructed for $200 per square foot.<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_S9tu9tzXyB0PpZV8y_HFhBpx7R-lrEje8tDleeatzKavfpdlDtyDZO595REEjD53niD9bM4A2fk9-XqSWMVFg/farquar-lake-residence-apple9.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Farquar Lake Residence - ALTUS Architecture + Design, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p_S9tu9tzXyB0PpZV8y_HFhBpx7R-lrEje8tDleeatzKavfpdlDtyDZO595REEjD53niD9bM4A2fk9-XqSWMVFg/farquar-lake-residence-apple9.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p8DowoLBXOlM4Tq5N3fHESUf_4oqHdh7neYFOG9Iw9cH7FHl-CmKp2jUq4vOH_b73-oEyoVfRSYwz5xaFg7TK1g/farquar-lake-residence-apple10.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Farquar Lake Residence - ALTUS Architecture + Design, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p8DowoLBXOlM4Tq5N3fHESUf_4oqHdh7neYFOG9Iw9cH7FHl-CmKp2jUq4vOH_b73-oEyoVfRSYwz5xaFg7TK1g/farquar-lake-residence-apple10.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a></div><br />Architects: <a href="http://www.altusarch.com/">Altus Architecture + Design</a><br />Landscape Design: Travis VanLiere, RLA<br />Location: Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA<br />Project Year: 2008Superficie: 312 m2<br />Photography: Paul Crosby & ALTUS Architecture + Design<br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p2frnB3SU6tWxcPGzKgjr3noTG0wToKWLdOI581f1CzGn5OIBk6qBdxR6q8SLbq7faQpgtpTh4SULxCKEK7hDKw/farquar-lake-residence-apple11.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Farquar Lake Residence - ALTUS Architecture + Design, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1p2frnB3SU6tWxcPGzKgjr3noTG0wToKWLdOI581f1CzGn5OIBk6qBdxR6q8SLbq7faQpgtpTh4SULxCKEK7hDKw/farquar-lake-residence-apple11.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; width: 600px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pmZveknJrOhyvjfkU351JFRk48SZos72-QuWbuBIDhSyQK-0dhBBosJyp4dx3Vob_cIpmugHNCZCjlrBb9KtFwQ/farquar-lake-residence-apple12.jpg?psid=1" target="_blank"><img alt="Farquar Lake Residence - ALTUS Architecture + Design, Arquitectura, diseño, casas" border="0" src="http://public.bay.livefilestore.com/y1pmZveknJrOhyvjfkU351JFRk48SZos72-QuWbuBIDhSyQK-0dhBBosJyp4dx3Vob_cIpmugHNCZCjlrBb9KtFwQ/farquar-lake-residence-apple12.jpg?psid=1" style="cursor: hand; 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Farquar Lake Residence - ALTUS Architecture + Design

The open, permeable design of this house results from the client’s active lifestyle and desire for connectivity to the site from all spaces...

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