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Home.Haus by J Mayer H Architects and Sebastian Finckh

October 29th, 2008

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German architects J. Mayer H. and Sebastian Finckh have completed Home.Haus, a foster home for children and adolescents in Hamburg, Germany.

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The building is located next to a forest and has facilities for twelve girls in a mixture of single and shared rooms.

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The home includes a sports and music room. There is also a toddlers’ room, kitchen and living room.

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Photographs by Dirk Fellenberg.

The following information is from J. Mayer H. Architects:

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Home.Haus – Home for Children and Adolescent

Located near the edge of the forest in Hamburg, a new residential building is now finished as a home for children and adolescents. The characteristics of the building are based on a two colour relief facade embracing a compact house volume. A central staircase penetrates the division between floors in favour of communication to create a central open space for the community.

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J. MAYER H. Architects with Sebastian Finckh
Project Team: Juergen Mayer H. , Sebastian Finckh (Project-Architect), Marcus Blum.

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Location: Hamburg-Bergedorf, Germany
Project: 2007-2008
Completion: October 2008
Client: Stiftung “Unternehmer Helfen Kindern”, Vorstand: Andreas Barke
User: Städtischer “Landesbetrieb Erziehung und Berufsbildung” (LEB), Hamburg

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Architect on Site: Arch 3, Dirk Reinisch, Berlin
Structural Engineers: WTM Engineers, Hamburg
Fire Protection: HAHN Consult, Hamburg
Building Services: Energiehaus Ingenieure, Hamburg
Landscape Architects: Breimann & Bruun, Hamburg

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homehaus – layout key

01 – room
02 – bathroom
03 – technical service
04 – hallway
05 – eat-in kitchen
06 – washing and drying room
07 – sports and music room
08 – storage room
09 – basement staircase and hallway
10 – infant room
11 – attendance room
12 – larder
13 – office
14 – vestibule
15 – living zone
16 – kitchen and dining zone
17 – staircase ground floor
18 – emergency accomodation
19 – play and study room
20 – staircase upper floor
21 – staircase attic floor

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22 Responses to “Home.Haus by J Mayer H Architects and Sebastian Finckh”

  1. Axel Says:
    October 29th, 2008 at 6:34 pm

    MAIN ENTRANCE: IT MUST BE A FOSTER HOME..!

    Are you serious? Whatever you guys think is tasteful in terms of color or shape – but this entrance door seriously lacks of style, compassion and providence. It is simply careless and stupid. This is where you get to know Mr.Mayer´s and Mr.Finckh´s personality..

  2. Nacho goano Says:
    October 29th, 2008 at 7:02 pm

    nice building, shame the chosen colours and the entrance is just sad…

  3. Chan TheJunction Says:
    October 29th, 2008 at 7:09 pm

    Looks really akward…

  4. kingmu Says:
    October 29th, 2008 at 7:15 pm

    This is so incredibly satisfying… so warm, yet unique. It redefines what the skin of a house should be… or, could be. It suggests order without an overly strict implication. Combining a compartmentalized visual system with humanizing shapes is inspired.

  5. m:D Says:
    October 29th, 2008 at 7:29 pm

    sorry to start off negative, but that is just ugly, maybe the idea isn’t bad, but the materials and color don’t do it any favors

  6. Tyler Says:
    October 29th, 2008 at 7:37 pm

    I love it. It is playful without being over the top and the interiors are very clean. Makes me think of Venturi’s “decorated shed” idea.

  7. edward Says:
    October 29th, 2008 at 8:01 pm

    I guess the idea was to be playful, and the interiors are nice, but I can’t help but wonder if the unique exterior treatment is a good idea in a home for kids that must feel some sense of stigma. Pop physiology I know, but I just wonder.

  8. Oskar Skubiszewski Says:
    October 29th, 2008 at 9:37 pm

    brilliant and funny.

  9. N. A. Hilal Says:
    October 30th, 2008 at 2:08 am

    ah… J. Mayer, i like it…

  10. kja Says:
    October 30th, 2008 at 2:19 am

    no exterior photos? only renderings?..

  11. Azeem Says:
    October 30th, 2008 at 10:42 am

    The purpose & function of the Place is more impportant than its design.It would be good if it was a little cheerful.

  12. A.S. Says:
    October 30th, 2008 at 11:40 am

    Denari early ninetys… too bad

  13. tman Says:
    October 30th, 2008 at 12:32 pm

    I really like the risks that this work takes. He makes these seemingly simple cartoon buildings real, and with compelling detailing. Because of the focus on detail this Architecture really works.

  14. Martin R Says:
    October 30th, 2008 at 1:16 pm

    I really like the interior.. and the concept seems nice.. but the colour.. hmm (only in Germany)

  15. Mathias Says:
    October 30th, 2008 at 2:08 pm

    I like the plan, but the facade is where I got lost.

  16. mister Says:
    October 30th, 2008 at 3:38 pm

    That building seems to be a renovation from outside – but it isn’t…..what excatly is the concept of that house? If it really is a good concept, the architect could tell the story in 3 sentences. So the house might have a “funny” expression, what maybe hasn’t much to do with stable architecture…

  17. WD Says:
    October 30th, 2008 at 4:37 pm

    SLIK!

  18. some bloke Says:
    October 30th, 2008 at 4:56 pm

    Disneyland.

  19. donald Says:
    October 31st, 2008 at 8:55 am

    Lego Land

  20. tommi Says:
    October 31st, 2008 at 1:20 pm

    not sure about d’ colours

  21. John Says:
    October 31st, 2008 at 4:06 pm

    Cartoonish and innovative

  22. AP Says:
    January 19th, 2009 at 11:04 pm

    Colors fit for a fast food restaurant, a bizarre take on the ‘orphanage’ and so out of place in the landscape.

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