Sankt Göres Townhouses

Sankt Göres Townhouses 

Nidus

Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus

ARCHITECTS
Nidus

LEAD TEAM
Ana Vollenbroich, Annelen Schmidt-vollenbroich

DESIGN TEAM
Anna Kiefer, Paula Averbeck

TECHNICAL TEAM
Dagmar Triestram

PHOTOGRAPHS
Volker Conradus

AREA
500 M²

YEAR
2023

LOCATION
Düsseldorf, Germany

CATEGORY
Residential Architecture

Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus
Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus

Text description provided by architect.

The two Sankt Göres townhouses in Düsseldorf Kaiserswerth are the first new Nidus buildings: unadorned but deliberately quoting architectural history, built monolithically and reduced to the essentials with natural materials.

The two townhouses „Sankt Göres" are located in the north of Dusseldorf in Germany.

Slightly set back, they only cast a spell over the viewer at a second glance.

Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus
Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus

Classic forms such as the arched windows in oak and regional materials such as the façade in exposed brickwork quote the architectural context and exude a feeling of familiarity.

The façades are composed like pictures, playing with visual habits in terms of form and proportion.

Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus
Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus

The houses are entered from the side via a portal in exposed concrete and front doors in oak, one with a round arch, the other angular.

Inside, the floor plans follow a dramaturgy: accents and highlights are followed by quiet passages.

Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus
Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus
Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus

Motifs and materiality of Japanese living culture are taken up and combined with German design.

The living area extends over three levels: on the ground floor, there is an open-plan living area with conservatories next to the kitchen while the private rooms are located on the upper levels.

Despite their clear unity, the houses retain their uniqueness, blending in without making a grand show and yet not disappearing into uniformity.

Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus
Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus
Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus
Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus


Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus
Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus
Sankt Göres Townhouses
© Volker Conradus


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Ground Floor Plan
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Site Plan
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