House Strunk

House Strunk
© Walter Mair

HOUSE STRUNK

BBK Architekten

ARCHITECTS
BBK Architekten

AREA
233.0 m²

YEAR
2006

CATEGORY 
Houses

PHOTOGRAPHS
Walter Mair

LOCATION 
Vaduz, Liechtenstein

MANUFACTURERS
Kalzip, Kindlebau

STATICS PROJECT
Gottfried Bettschen, Hoch & Gassner

ARCHITECT IN CHARGE
Nic Wohlwend, Johannes Brunner, Frank Brunhart

House Strunk
© Walter Mair
House Strunk
© Walter Mair
House Strunk
© Walter Mair

Over a protruding base rises a slender and elongated concrete structure; with a shallow pitched roof, the building falls precisely into the sloping terrain.

House Strunk
© Walter Mair
House Strunk
© Walter Mair
House Strunk
© Walter Mair

Located outside the city of Vaduz, in a mixed-use-residential and commercial quarter, the project is designed to reference elements of classical architecture as well as maintaining a vernacular form.

These ambivalent identities are symbolized through the malleable intricacies of the columns formed by using Cast-in-place concrete. This construction method is a deliberate and essential part of the building's identity, and it gives an illusion of being molded onto the site. The distinguished look of the exposed concrete facades allows for the remnants of the formwork to appear.

House Strunk
© Walter Mair


House Strunk
© Walter Mair
House Strunk
© Walter Mair
House Strunk
© Walter Mair


House Strunk
Site Plan
House Strunk
Floor Plan
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