Five vacation apartments, connected by the base, are twisted around a shared courtyard. House S aims to connect with the site, the landscape, and the village. Following the houses of the neighborhood, the traditional materials of stone and wood are used: natural stone for the base and quartered logs for the facade.
House S
Bergmeisterwolf designed five vacation apartments in Brixen, Italy, connected by a stone base and twisting around a shared courtyard, also revealing wide-open views of the landscape.
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- 22 May 2017
- Brixen
Placed on an incline, the house follows local topography, only breaking at edges in the terrain. The house outgrows and yet grows into the landscape at the same time – a twist. The house’s position along a street results in a sort of yard in the back part with a vista towards a clearing – a natural recreation area.
The upper part of the building, made of wood, lies on a stone base. Its height and movement complies with the surrounding rooftops. However, it allows for free vistas between the rooftops of the neighboring houses, revealing wide-open views of the landscape. The result is a sort of dynamic movement that includes the neighboring houses without them being the main focus.
Casa S, Brixen, Italy
Program: vacation house
Architect: Bergmeisterwolf Architekten
Area: 615 sqm
Completion: 2017