Baumeister Jürgen Haller GmbH

House Haller

House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel

HOUSE HALLER 

Haller Jürgen + Peter Plattner

ARCHITECTS
Haller Jürgen, Peter Plattner

PHOTOGRAPHS
Albrecht Schnabel

AREA
150.0 m2

YEAR
2008

LOCATION
Mellau, Austria

CATEGORY
Houses

House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel

Text description provided by architect.

The vision was a customised building, incorporating the impressive panorama at the foot of the Alps with a lifestyle demanding variable solutions.

The owner’s specifications were a house combining living and working areas under one roof.

House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel

The entire design of this compact house conforms to the location and it was built into the slight decline.

As the hill side of the house is embedded, the east facing cellar area could be naturally illuminated and used as an office, for example.

House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel

This office has direct access, via covered outdoor steps between the main entrance and the carport.

Due to its ideal positioning, the building profits from the optimal use of the mountain sunshine.

House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
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In spite of being highly original and very chunky, looking almost fortified, the building does not appear out-of-place in its surroundings.

The nearby 150 year old, heritage-protected, typical Bregenzerwald farmhouse is reflected in the Haller house.

House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel

Local tradition has been reinterpreted, focussing on aesthetic details without cutting back on functional aspects.

The entrance area is generous and includes a guests’ cloakroom. It is also possible to enter the house or the office from the double garage.

House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel

The central staircase divides the ground floor into a living area and a kitchen/eating area. The bedrooms and an extra bathroom for guests are situated on the first floor.

The owner’s bathroom has a separate terrace, which is ideal for relaxing and enjoying the magnificent views. The ridge and pitch of the roof give each first floor room an individual character.

The internal walls and ceilings are covered with local silver fir wood, which gives the rooms a cosy feeling despite the large glass windows.

House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel

The outside façade and the roof have been finished with local silver fir shingles. Here we can see how the architect as made use of a single material, testing its possibilities and confinements.

What was once considered confined to traditional buildings appears here as experimental.

House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel


House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel
House Haller
© Albrecht Schnabel


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Basement Plan
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Ground Floor Plan
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Upper Floor Plan
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Baumeister Jürgen Haller GmbH
T +43 5518 20184 F +43 5518 20184-40
Baumeister Jürgen Haller GmbH
Tempel 74, 6881 Mellau, Austria