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House with pool on roof in Wildon
House with pool on roof in Wildon
Wildon, Austria
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House with pool on roof in Wildon
Wildon, Austria
House with pool on roof
Existing
- Pitched roof including jamb
= the base
+ building plot including pool
+ house
= House with Pool on Roof
Those who can, move away. The large shadow cast by the Wildon Schlossberg, the traffic from the highway, the noise coming from the passing trains, all these elements characterize the historic center of Wildon. Those who build a house do so in the sunnier and quieter residential area on the other side.
This client however, is different. For generations his family has lived and worked in the historic town center and for him to move away was quite unthinkable. His wish was to construct his new home on top of an existing building, yet he did not want the usual rooftop renovation project, or a modern penthouse. His wish was clear and simple: a house with a garden and a pool. And this on the roof!
The challenge for the architect was to fulfill this wish, on the existing brick vaulting and in the midst of the historic center of Wildon.
While the existing double-pitched roof, jamb included, was taken down the rooms underneath remained in constant use. An entirely new “plot” - a reinforced concrete slab with an area of 275m2, located at a height of 5m and including the overhanging concrete structure for the pool – was cast on the buildings existing vaults. The platform spans a distance of 9m over the vaulting (without a single column) and extends out 3,5m as a cantilever. A two-story building with an asymmetrically pitched roof was set on the reinforced concrete slab. Terraces, balconies and canopies were then added on.
Following the clients wish, the building is almost entirely closed on the side facing the street. The two glazed openings in the stairway are the only elements structuring the facade. The concrete borders around the openings are a modern interpretation of the historic window moldings found on the historic facades of the neighboring buildings. The facade facing the street finishes off with a sloping roof so as not to interfere with the eaves of the neighboring building.
The building orients itself towards the historically grown town center through the use of colour, as well as the pitch, the materials, the height of the ridge and the eaves of the surrounding roofs. The existing and the new gable create a protected outdoor space, and as they are not connected, the terraces and especially the pool also receive the afternoon sun.
A two-story cantilever, with glazing over nearly the entire height, is projected over the courtyard. The view from here extends over the treetops lining the shores of the two rivers Mur and Kainach and to the rooftops of Wildon’s historic center.
Upon moving into his house the client’s statement was: “It’s like being on holidays”.
Existing
- Pitched roof including jamb
= the base
+ building plot including pool
+ house
= House with Pool on Roof
Those who can, move away. The large shadow cast by the Wildon Schlossberg, the traffic from the highway, the noise coming from the passing trains, all these elements characterize the historic center of Wildon. Those who build a house do so in the sunnier and quieter residential area on the other side.
This client however, is different. For generations his family has lived and worked in the historic town center and for him to move away was quite unthinkable. His wish was to construct his new home on top of an existing building, yet he did not want the usual rooftop renovation project, or a modern penthouse. His wish was clear and simple: a house with a garden and a pool. And this on the roof!
The challenge for the architect was to fulfill this wish, on the existing brick vaulting and in the midst of the historic center of Wildon.
While the existing double-pitched roof, jamb included, was taken down the rooms underneath remained in constant use. An entirely new “plot” - a reinforced concrete slab with an area of 275m2, located at a height of 5m and including the overhanging concrete structure for the pool – was cast on the buildings existing vaults. The platform spans a distance of 9m over the vaulting (without a single column) and extends out 3,5m as a cantilever. A two-story building with an asymmetrically pitched roof was set on the reinforced concrete slab. Terraces, balconies and canopies were then added on.
Following the clients wish, the building is almost entirely closed on the side facing the street. The two glazed openings in the stairway are the only elements structuring the facade. The concrete borders around the openings are a modern interpretation of the historic window moldings found on the historic facades of the neighboring buildings. The facade facing the street finishes off with a sloping roof so as not to interfere with the eaves of the neighboring building.
The building orients itself towards the historically grown town center through the use of colour, as well as the pitch, the materials, the height of the ridge and the eaves of the surrounding roofs. The existing and the new gable create a protected outdoor space, and as they are not connected, the terraces and especially the pool also receive the afternoon sun.
A two-story cantilever, with glazing over nearly the entire height, is projected over the courtyard. The view from here extends over the treetops lining the shores of the two rivers Mur and Kainach and to the rooftops of Wildon’s historic center.
Upon moving into his house the client’s statement was: “It’s like being on holidays”.
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