It is a geometric
composition of three bodies, which one experiences – differentiated volume,
well-proportioned. Downwards sloped on a square base, there is a three storey
structure. Uphill on the corner similar in height a tall tower on an
approximately square base; opposite, slightly offset, a closed cube for side
rooms. In between vertically offset there is a garden and courtyards.
Three different
kinds of materials: wood, aluminum, glass. The light gray glimmer glaze
distorts the wood; while the neutral, non-color gray dominates. Three
structures: thin, vertical lines of planks; horizontal lines of blinds; strong
beam-like aluminum coverings. What seems puzzling at first site reveals itself
as a game of covered ceiling, face walls and window mullions. The ‚Tectonic’
seems rational, yet surprising – a modular design with storey-high, quadratic
windows as a base.
It’s not just a
house, and it was not just designed. A small competition set the way to go:
‚Gohm & Hiessberger’ could convince with their differentiation of the
building masses on a slope. The three apartments of the siblings set the course
for the residential complex with seven other units and underground parking. In
places one-storied, in other across two storeys, these structures are tailored
perfectly and individually towards the three siblings’ needs for outdoor
spaces: Garden, courtyard, loggia.