the traditional home with gables revived by Atelier st
Atelier ST presents its lately accomplished duplex renovation exterior Leipzig, Germany. The structure takes a playful and unconventional method to the traditional gable Home, which the design staff describes as “a ubiquitous motif in numerous youngsters's drawings” that “stands because the epitome of German residential structure.” Impressed by the shoppers' want to return to their childhood suburban neighborhood, the architects rework this acquainted archetype into a recent household residence.
The undertaking makes use of two slender buildings with gables positioned shut to one another. This enables the house to respect the dimensions of the neighborhood whereas offering a surprisingly spacious inside. Regardless of the seemingly easy concrete exterior, the inside unfolds in a sequence of interconnected areas on completely different ranges.
photographs © Clemens Poloczek
a country concrete shell with trendy interiors
The plank-formed concrete facade of Atelier ST's new Duplex provides a textural distinction to its neighbors, harmonizing in return with the close by forest. This single-layer concrete serves as the primary construction of the home. Inside architects prioritize sustainability with pure clay plaster and “hemp lime” insulation, an eco-friendly materials gaining traction in Germany. Upon getting into by the distinctive rounded door, pure mild floods the inside. Arched doorways and passages develop into a recurring motif, connecting the open-plan dwelling areas. The design pays homage to the shoppers' former residence, a transformed college constructing, with a nod to the varsity auditorium's barrel vault within the eating space.
Atelier ST's Duplex Home reimagines the traditional gabled home for a contemporary household in Leipzig, Germany
contained in the newly accomplished duplex
The dwelling house, set barely above the remaining, provides a lofty really feel, whereas the personal main bedroom occupies the center degree of the Atelier ST designed Duplex. Youngsters's rooms, visitor areas and workspaces are positioned on the highest flooring. Every room is designed to maximise the reference to the pure environment, making a distinction between the elongated exterior of the home and its inner look. This dichotomy between exterior and inside is additional accentuated by the uncovered concrete bracing partitions that mirror the facade.
'Breaking with the traditional (double) requirements of a indifferent home property, Atelier ST has created fascinating spatial sequences for its shoppers,' the architects remark. 'The design navigates a posh interaction between opening and retraction, between mild and shadow, and between shell and content material.'
a planked concrete facade offers a textural distinction to the encompassing homes
pure mild floods the inside by a singular rounded door
two slender gabled buildings come collectively to create a surprisingly spacious inside