Multi-Generational House with a View

Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter

Multi-Generational House with a View

MWArchitekten

ARCHITECTS
MWArchitekten

MANUFACTURERS
Böhler, Foscarini, Prefa

CARPENTER
dr Holzbauer

LEAD ARCHITECT
Lukas Peter Maehr

CIVIL ENGINEER
Martin Fetz

SITE MANAGEMENT
Martin Fetz

BUILDING PHYSICIST
Gerhard Bohle

CARPENTER FURNITURE
Tischlerei Künzler

CARPENTER DOORS
Tischlerei Kühne

PLUMBER
Bechter Sanitär Heizung Gmbh

WINDOWS
Böhler Fenster

PHOTOGRAPHS
Adolf Bereuter

AREA
370 m²

YEAR
2022

LOCATION
Austria

CATEGORY
Houses

The Project is a renovation and expansion of a single-family house. Originally built in the 80s, the house has since been restructured and adapted several times.

Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter
Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter

Now the single-family house opens a new chapter and offers space to the original owner as well as two further generations.

The building is beautifully situated, embedded in a historically grown town structure, on the hillside of the Rhine valley with views from Lake Constance to the Alps.

In this exceptional area in terms of both natural and built landscape, the existing patchwork should not be continued in order to meet the needs of the younger generations.

Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter
Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter
Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter

The original buildings in the village are characterized by a clear typology. The base is solid and plastered.

On top of this base, there is a clear and simple wooden cubature with openings, and windows, where they need to be.

Returning to these simple basic ideas, it was possible to condense the existing structure and at the same time enhance the identity of the place.

Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter
Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter

Architecturally, a circumferential dress, a shell made of natural fir ensures a uniform image.

The space between this shell and the existing building creates a strong interweaving of interior and exterior areas both visually and functionally.

Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter
Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter

While the basement and ground floor were renovated and rebuilt, the upper floor had to be demolished due to the low height of the room and compensated by a replacement building in modern wooden construction.

In the course of this restructuring, the necessary rooms such as a spacious living-dining area over two floors have become possible for the parties.

Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter
Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter

The originally heterogeneous mixture of surfaces was transformed into a finely coordinated interplay of woods and surface treatments across the individual craftsmen.

Thanks to the fastidious planning, as well as the interplay of the craftsmen the interior of the house, presents it like a huge piece of furniture. 

Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter


Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter
Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter
Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter
Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter
Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter
Multi-Generational House with a View
© Adolf Bereuter


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