Barn Renovation “Six Frames” by Lukas Lenherr
The Zurich agency Lukas Lenherr Architektur put in a posh picket help construction inside an current 1850 barn in Mannedorf, Switzerland. Six picket frames stabilize the unique development, whereas a collection of boards cowl your entire inside. Inside the unique construction, new areas are created with totally different openings and sight strains that kind a fluid spatial sequence. The renovated keep can now be skilled as one “American Rifle Home”, because the architects point out.
the skin of the barn earlier than the intervention | all pictures by Florian Amoser
a charred wooden facade that may final for generations
Lukas Lenherr Structure (discover extra Right here) put in spruce frames throughout development to help the prevailing construction. Afterwards, the identical frames have been stored, remaining seen to outline the redesigned spatial structure, giving the challenge the identify “Six Frames”. On the three flooring of the constructing, the alcoves at the moment are brazenly linked and collectively kind one massive dwelling area from the primary flooring to the roof. The extra enclosed areas have visible connections, inner home windows or flaps that talk with the dwelling area.
By way of the fundamental quantity and the form of the roof, the barn seems to be like earlier than. The truth that the barn is a residential constructing turns into clear solely by means of the window openings. A brand new silver fir wooden shingle facade was carbonized utilizing the Yakusuzgi technique. This system makes it attainable to protect the picket masking for a number of generations. On two sides of the facade, the home windows are now not seen behind black picket slats that may be manually adjusted relying on the viewing angle.
the skin of the barn after the intervention
the truth that the barn is a residential constructing turns into clear solely by means of the home windows
the renovation creates new areas with totally different openings and sightlines
picket interiors and mesh partitions seem within the renovated barn
a particular picket staircase connects the three ranges of the residence