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House A in Austria

House A in Austria
© Bruno Klomfar

HOUSE A

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ARCHITECTS
Dietrich | Untertrifaller Architekten

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
P. Nußbaumer, F. Kruck

CATEGORY
Houses

LOCATION
Dornbirn, Austria

FLOOR SPACE
252 sqm

PROJECT YEAR
2009

MANUFACTURERS
Statics

PHOTOGRAPHS
Bruno Klomfar

ELECTRICS
Pro Strom Lauterach

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Flatz & Jäger Bezau

BUILDING PHYSICS
Meusburger Schwarzenberg

BUILDER
Burtscher Bau Bregenz

STATICS
ZTE Eric Leitner Oberboden

BUILDING SERVICES
Engel Dornbirn

TIMBER CONSTRUCTION
Greber Bezau

PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Martina Simoncini

Text description provided by architect.

The residential building from the 1960s no longer met contemporary requirements, neither visually, ecologically, nor in terms of the room layout.

House A in Austria
© Bruno Klomfar
House A in Austria
© Bruno Klomfar

A conversion would not have been profitable, so we decided to demolish the house down to the basement and build a new two-storey wooden construction on top.

The new building is based on the previous volume and floor space. Even the small recess of the south facade follows the trace of the old house.

The preserved basement serves as a plinth and offers space for bicycle, storage and technical rooms.

House A in Austria
© Bruno Klomfar
House A in Austria
© Bruno Klomfar

The new house is designed as a light wooden structure, with a spacious living-cooking-dining room, office and guest bathroom on the ground floor; children’s rooms and master bedroom with bathroom and dressing room on the upper floor.

The small window openings in the silver fir façade towards the neighbouring houses only frame specific views.

House A in Austria
© Bruno Klomfar
House A in Austria
© Bruno Klomfar

The building opens generously to the south and the garden: room-high sliding doors on the raised ground floor extend the living space to the outside, with direct access to the terrace and an exposed concrete pool.

Above, a full-length balcony with a wooden balustrade offers privacy and security to the room-height glazed bedrooms. The materialization of the house, characterized by wood, concrete and black steel, is reflected in the interior. The result is a harmonious overall design, an urban retreat for the whole family.

House A in Austria
© Bruno Klomfar


House A in Austria
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House A in Austria
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House A in Austria
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House A in Austria
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House A in Austria
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