HAUS
33_28
Private
residence in the Black Forest, Germany 1998-2001
Public
and private zones are interwoven over three levels-opening up, encapsulating,
and divided by a three-dimensional skin. This is defined
and experienced as one single space. In contrast to the natural
surroundings and orientated towards views into the Rhine Valley
and the Black Forest, the house is in-between inside and outside
throughout the seasons which fluctuate levels of light and shadow.
The
house is an attempt to redefine living and life as an ongoing process. The
structure, a steel space frame, and the body, a concrete shell, are
covered in materials rather than colours. Using natural aluminium and
glass for the windows, redwood facades and zinc for the roof, colour
alternates throughout the day, adopting and reflecting the surrounding
light, the trees and the sky.