Bachmann GmbH

Studio + Living + Production

Studio + Living + Production
© Oliver Jaist

STUDIO + LIVING + PRODUCTION

stifter + bachmann

PHOTOGRAPHS
Oliver Jaist

AREA
523 m²

LEAD ARCHITECTS
Stifter Helmut, Bachmann Angelika

MANUFACTURERS
Askeen, Gaggenau, Siedle, Viabizzuno, Zumtobel, Evonic

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Brunetti Stefano

MAIN CONTRACTOR
Unionbau Gmbh

BUILDING SERVICES
Ingenieurteam Bergmeister

LOCATION
Pfalzen, Italy

CATEGORY
Mixed Use Architecture

YEAR
2016

Text description provided by architect.

A former artisanal enterprise with a small production hall and adjoining service wing for administration and a company apartment was revitalized and converted for use as a studio + living space + production.

Studio + Living + Production
© Oliver Jaist
Studio + Living + Production
© Oliver Jaist

The site is located on the outskirts of a village, surrounded exclusively by other artisanal business but directly adjacent to meadows and fields.

Rather than tear down the not-very-attractive 1980s building, the architects opted to incorporate it into their new concept.

Studio + Living + Production
© Oliver Jaist
Studio + Living + Production
© Oliver Jaist
Studio + Living + Production
© Oliver Jaist

The ground and first floors were dismantled down to the support structure, keeping the façade openings and the staircase, and the full storeys were added on top.

Levels 0 and +1 serve as a studio, while level +2 and +3 are designated for residential use.

The old production hall was renovated with little effort and has resumed its original function.

Studio + Living + Production
© Oliver Jaist
Studio + Living + Production
© Oliver Jaist
Studio + Living + Production
© Oliver Jaist

Enveloping both the preserved building sections and the new volumes over all four storeys is a curtain wall of transparent corrugated plexiglass sheets.

This second skin provides additional insulation as well as protecting the unfinished façade insulation of cement-bonded wood panels from the elements.

Studio + Living + Production
© Oliver Jaist
Studio + Living + Production
© Oliver Jaist

Through this outer shell, pleasantly diffuse daylight enters the rooms, with sliding elements allowing the degree of privacy to be regulated at will.

Studio + Living + Production
© Oliver Jaist
Studio + Living + Production
© Oliver Jaist


Studio + Living + Production
Site Plan
Studio + Living + Production
Floor Plans


Studio + Living + Production
Elevations

Bachmann GmbH
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Bachmann GmbH
Ernsthaldenstraße 33, 70565 Stuttgart, Germany