The property was intended to accommodate a single-family home with a ground-floor granny apartment. So we took advantage of the zoning plan’s provision to create a larger footprint while building only one full story—in other words, expanding outward rather than upward.

The result is a gable-roofed structure with a low eave height but a steep roof, beneath which the upper floor and knee wall are located. We positioned the spacious double garage slightly offset from the main house—with the same ridge direction, like a smaller sibling—so that a sheltered area with a high quality of living is created on the garden side to the west.

The gap between the two structures is closed by a recessed flat-roofed structure, which thereby marks the entrance area of the main building. We positioned the granny apartment facing east, in the opposite direction, to ensure they do not interfere with one another.

The interior design was developed and created by District8 in consultation with the client.

The construction project was executed as a wood-frame structure and, together with a geothermal heat pump and a photovoltaic system, meets the Passive House standard. To visually highlight the wood construction from the outside, the façade features alternating cladding—horizontal on the ground floor and vertical on the top floor—made of pre-weathered wood.