House For Gudrun

House For Gudrun
© Björn Matt

HOUSE FOR GUDRUN

Sven Matt

ARCHITECTS
Sven Matt

PHOTOGRAPHS
Björn Matt

AREA
90 m²

YEAR
2010

LOCATION
Mellau, Austria

CATEGORY
Houses

House For Gudrun
© Björn Matt

Text description provided by architect.

Finding peace, freedom and nature. This is what mattered most to Gudrun, and by building her own little house on the countryside she got there one step closer.

However, an extremely tight budget remained, focussing on the most necessary in terms of floor space and construction was essential. 

House For Gudrun
© Björn Matt
House For Gudrun
© Björn Matt
House For Gudrun
© Björn Matt

The result is a „two-room-appartement“ made from prefabricated timber elements based on a concrete foundation.

A large living space, two small bedrooms and the entrance are organised around a central core containing the bathroom and technical installations. Four large openings create unique views into the surrounding landscape.

According to their orientation – private or public, varying in size and position, with or without parapet, each deeply cut opening has its own characteristic.

House For Gudrun
© Björn Matt
House For Gudrun
© Björn Matt
House For Gudrun
© Björn Matt

The remaining space is left for individual furnishing. Changing from bright to dark, shiny to opaque, wide to narrow.

The surrounding walls are „thick“- containing a kitchen, closets and a desk. A wardrobe and a small place for reading are integrated into the central core.

Here is where she lives.A large window to the west offering an idyllic view on the ambient landscape, an entrance leading to her neighbours and everything arranged around an essential core of water and fire.

House For Gudrun
© Björn Matt
House For Gudrun
© Björn Matt

Sitting on the wooden terrace, she finds peace and nature, receiving regular visits of neighbours and not so regular visits of rabbits, foxes and deer.


House For Gudrun
Courtesy of Sven Matt
House For Gudrun
Courtesy of Sven Matt


House For Gudrun
Courtesy of Sven Matt
House For Gudrun
Courtesy of Sven Matt