Timber extension
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Project • By Yellow Cloud Studio • Private Houses
The Triangle
Working from home, but lacking a dedicated office space for their up-coming startup company, the owners decided to extend their double Victorian house into their backyard, which had been left unused until now. The brief was to create a light-filled study for 2 people, with the ability to occasionally host meetings, and a small external space in the back for some greenery and a herb garden.
Alex Forsey
Alex Forsey
Alex Forsey
The north-facing rear yard is located on the lower ground floor and has a unique, though challenging triangular shape, as the house is located at the end of a row of traditional terraced houses, which is interrupted in a very sharp angle.
Alex Forsey
Our proposal positions a very simple, wooden tri... More
Project • By spillmann echsle architekten • Apartments
Rauti-Huus, Zurich
Together with the neighbouring building at Albisriederstrasse 226, the commercial building designed by Rudolf Kuhn in 1947 forms an architectural ensemble whose consistent urban appearance forms a piece of Zurich’s industrial architecture. The subtle façade modulations, the rhythmic design of the stair towers and the large and bright entrance areas are typical of the late 1940s. Subsequent additions and extensions were removed and the four-storey concrete frame building was extended with a lightweight timber construction. Now appearing as a six-storey building, this testament to the post-war period is used today as a laboratory and office building on the first three floors. Starting on the third floor, the structure has been co... More
News • News • 4 Jun 2021
House CCB in Switzerland sees the transformation of a barn into a luminous contemporary residence
In the Swiss Alps, architect Ralph Germann has transformed a traditional barn into a luminous and contemporary residence. Behind monumental stone walls, is a bright interior washed with natural light.
Lionel Henriod
The original barn building was constructed in 1854 and over four generations of inhabitants has evolved from hay barn to stable, then to wine storage. In 1950, a wooden extension was added to the property.
Lionel Henriod
In approaching the project, Germann took the approach of highlighting the mineral character of the original building. Within the stunning stone shell that exists he carefully inserted a wooden and glass cube, which provides contemporary living space. The existing timber extension is freshly brushed a... More
Project • By Footprint Architects • Residential Landscape
The Floating House
The concept was to provide a single elegant form, cantilevering out into the tree canopies and over the landscape. Conceived as a house within the tree canopies the extension is clad in sweet chestnut which enhances the relationship to the surrounding mature trees. Large sliding glass panels link the inside spaces to its unique environment. More