Dupli House - Jurgen Mayer H. Architects

The geometry of the building is based on the footprint of the house that previously was located on the site. Originally built in 1984 and with many extensions and modifications since then, the new building echoes the “family archaeology” by duplication and rotation.

Lifted up, it creates a semi-public space on ground level between two layers of discretion. The skin of the villa performs a sophisticated connection between inside and outside and offers spectacular views onto the old town of Marbach and the German national literature archive on the other side of the Neckar valley.

Architects: J. MAYER H. Architects

Location: Ludwigsburg, Germany

Project Architects: Georg Schmidthals, Thorsten Blatter

Project Team: Juergen Mayer H., Simon Takasaki, Andre Santer, Sebastian Finckh

Project Year: 2005-2008

Site Area: 6,900 sq

Constructed Area: 569 sq

Architect on site: AB Wiesler, Stuttgart

Structural Engineers: Dieter Kubasch, Ditzingen und IB Rainer Klein, Sachsenheim

Service Engineers: IB Hans Wagner, Filderstadt

Landscape Architects: Büro Klaus Wiederkehr, Nürtingen

Photographs: David Franck