Building
Havixbeck is a small village close to Münster/Westfalen. The site near the center is the former garden area of the adjacent apartment house, which was not in use by the inhabitants. Because of the sloping terrain and difficult building regulations it was long for sale. The development plan set the cubature of the building and the materials to be used.
The design fits all regulations, but interpretates the traditional gable roof house in a modern way as a sequence of abstract, interlocking shapes. These are - in traditional order - placed upon a concrete base building and topped by a light roof construction with fully glazed fronts to both sides. The house is designed as a spilt-level-building with five levels plus garage and fits perfectly into the existing terrain. The internal organsation is made visible in the facade with room-high glazings.
Plans / Sections
The design is based upon two by three squares with a side lenght of 350 cm. All major rooms have the proportion one to one or one to two. Despite the clear organisation in plan the building developes many suprising spaces, it is equally simple and complex, as well playful as strict.
Interior
level 00 / - 01
All private rooms are located on the two lower levels: two child´s rooms, the bedroom, bathroom and a guest toilet. Entering the building one will instantly experience it´s spatial concept: all non-private areas are organized in one generous open space. Kitchen, living room and workspace are only divided by their different levels.
level 01
The kitchen is fully glazed to the front- and backside of the building. Outdoor steps over half a storey connect it to the garden. The storey-high fireplace is openable both to kitchen and living room.
level 02
The living room is the center of the house, all other areas are more or less directly connected to it. Through its location in the upper part of the building it encloses the whole space underneath the roof. It is open to all directions as well as upwards and downwards and benfits of different natural lighting throughout the whole day.
level 03
The workspace is located on the highest level, fully glazed to the north side of the building.
The project won the Häuser Award 2021 (3 rd price) for sustainable architecture.
Material Used :
1. Facade cladding: Bricks, Aquaterra Feuerberg, ABC-Klinkergruppe
2. Flooring: Parquet, Classic 3060 EicheNatur, Parador
3. Doors: Wooden doors, Fenster Brinker GmbH & Co.KG
4. Windows: Wooden windows, Fenster Brinker GmbH & Co.KG
5. Roofing: Concrete roof tiles, Tegalit, Braas
6. Interior lighting:
LED C4, Nordlux
Regolit, Ikea
7. Interior furniture:
Sofa LC2 by Le Corbusier, Vitra
Eames Lounge chair by Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Dining Height Side Chair X-Base by Charles and Ray Eames, Vitra
Pax shelf system, Ikea
