Connecting Inside and Outside • The courtyard house blends harmoniously into the established urban fabric, incorporating typical features of the surrounding architecture while reinterpreting them in a contemporary manner. The building’s alternating projections and recesses align with the lines and edges of neighboring structures. Similar to the low-rise buildings from the 1960s in the area, the architectural structure is expanded. Facing the neighborhood street, the building presents an introverted appearance, while it opens up entirely towards the garden through its façade.
On the ground floor, the living and communal spaces are arranged around a west-facing courtyard, which serves as the central hub of the building. This courtyard connects the interior and exterior spaces and creates important sightlines between rooms. The upper floor houses the children’s rooms with a shared bathroom, as well as the parents’ suite, which includes a dressing room, bedroom, and bathroom.
The ground floor is characterized by a solid exposed concrete façade, giving the volume a sturdy and monolithic appearance. The upper floor is supported by massive interior walls, while its exterior walls are self-supporting and constructed using timber element construction. The black, open wood cladding of the upper floor intentionally contrasts with the monolithic concrete façade of the ground floor, lending the building a modern and elegant aesthetic.