At the end of a long driveway in Bobingen stands the green atelier house. Well embedded among a highly heterogeneous existing building stock, it forms the center of the property. In direct proximity are the residential houses of the builder's family members, garages, and the listed Kosimosinian castle — the oldest secular building in Bobingen. The client, an artist, wished for an atelier at the place of her childhood. The result is an 18-meter-long, single-story new building that resembles a barn. It reflects the character of the local structures and makes this its defining theme. Simplicity becomes the fundamental principle: a clear, elongated wooden structure with a prominent gabled roof is placed on an unreinforced concrete slab.
Thoughtfully designed details, such as the graphic folding of the roof surface into the gutter, become expressive elements. The color scheme and positioning facing the well-trafficked street give the barn-like house a confident exterior appearance. This structured clarity continues inside the atelier. The internal stair core with its supporting timber-frame walls divides the elongated building into two areas: the atelier space and the living area. The core also provides space for a kitchenette and bathroom. The recessed attic offers sufficient storage for art and reduces the ceiling height in the living area below, creating a sense of coziness.
The materials and constructions used are remarkably simple: the structural ground slab was only planed smooth. The saw-textured folding of the gabled roof remains visible inside the atelier, shaping its atmosphere. Like a barn, the large facade openings can be completely closed with external sliding doors. In contrast to the green board-clad facade and the green-bitumen roof membrane, the walls and the interior roof structure are white-painted. The deliberate reduction in color palette provides the artist with the necessary working atmosphere with good lighting. The painting hall can also be flexibly used for exhibitions, as the sliding doors allow different room configurations.
