Haus Germann by Marte.Marte

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Zurich photographer Bruno Helbling has sent us his photos of a house in Feldkrich, Austria, by Austrian studio Marte.Marte.

Called Haus Germann, the residence is built on a sloping site surrounded by mountains.

A ramp alongside a pool leads to the first floor entrance.

The interior features smooth concrete surfaces as well as softwood flooring and built-in furniture.

Here's some more information from the architects (in German):


Haus Germann

Dem Ankommenden präsentiert sich das Haus monolithisch, nahezu hermetisch.

Zwei Einschnitte gliedern den satt sitzenden Baukörper im relativ unveränderten Hang, führen den Gast in eine kleine Eingangsnische und holen Ausblick in den introvertierten Hof gegen Norden.

Tal- und südseitig öffnet sich die harte Schale, gibt über die großflächigen Verglasungen den Blick frei auf Landschaft und Bergpanorama.

Dem naturnah angelegten Teich mit integriertem kleinen Bachlauf zugewandt ist die Terrasse, spannt dort eine Schicht Freiluftwohnzimmer auf und bindet über die Rampe das Eingangsgeschoß an das Gelände.

Von der Garage bis zum Elternschlafbereich, vom Kochstudio bis zum Wohn-, Essbereich sind dort die Hauptfunktionen in fließenden Raumübergängen angeordnet.

Blickbeziehungen über die Diagonalen und Achsen verblüffen und suggerieren Größe und Weite.

Im Untergeschoss werden die Räume kompakt und determinierter. Arbeits- und Kinderzimmer, Service- und Badezimmer, Sauna und Musikraum komplettieren das Raumangebot.

Materialisierung und Detail sind von eleganter Zurückhaltung.

Die glatten Sichtbetonoberflächen finden im Inneren ihr Gegenspiel in der taktilen und optischen Sanftheit der Weißtanne an Boden, Einbaumöbel und Wänden.

Hell, beinahe heimelig und einladend entpuppt sich hier der Charakter.

Fenster und Tore in Weißaluminium bringen unverwüstliche Robustheit ins Spiel und ergänzen den Beton in seiner äußeren kräftigen Erscheinung.

Einem gelandeten Meteoriten gleich sitzt der mit Scharten und Rücksprüngen geformte Körper im Hang.

Die angrenzende Streuwiese nimmt den Naturbadeteich in die Umklammerung und holt die bewirtschaftete Grünzone dicht ans Wohnhaus.

Ein auf den Fundamenten eines kleinen Stadels errichtetes einfaches Badehaus in Holz ist ein weiteres, atmosphärisch und funktionell wertvolles Bindeglied zu den umliegenden Agrarflächen.

One Response to Haus Germann by Marte.Marte

  1. Oliver says:

    reduced and clean design … wonderful … like it very much

  2. Bill says:

    beautiful. now where do you put the people

  3. heidi says:

    schoen! das alpenpanorama kann man mit so einer eleganten und zurueckhaltenden architektur erst richtig geniessen.
    sehr japanisch anmutend und perfekte details…
    kokonisumitai!

  4. Guido says:

    Ganz geil spitzemazig toll super klasse! Auf wienersnitzel!

  5. geronimo says:

    very very hard:))). maybe too hard. I like wood, but the interieur seems to have slightly too much wood.

  6. rona says:

    WELL NO DOUPT ITS BEAUTIFUL
    BUT.. we ve had enouph of these.. dont u think?

  7. Neil says:

    if you’ve had enough of ‘these’ then surely you should consider looking at alternative websites!??
    Quality design. A sophisticated attention to detail.

  8. but why says:

    @rona: are you saying that we’ve had enough of beautiful houses?

  9. Thoas says:

    Would love to have more of the description in English…..?

  10. The spare, urbane box comportment seems at odds with the mountainous rural setting.

  11. em says:

    You’re right, we have absolutely had enough of these well designed houses. I’m looking forward to seeing more poorly designed ones.

  12. but why says:

    @em I would highly recommend the blog; “bad brittish architecture” or the retail section of the brittish architectural firm “Mountford Pigott” :)

  13. jed_ says:

    beautifully realised with stunning attention to detail.

  14. zee says:

    Wow. Simplicity.

  15. Song says:

    Very minimalist design, and I do like this kind of design. it fits the environment as well, simple life in countryside.

  16. Rae says:

    very well thought out clean and simple yet highly modern and functional. Very well designed

  17. David says:

    This house has amazing attention to detail love it!
    They should’ve zoomed out and cleaned up the formal composition though; there’s something not quite right in the proportions of the overall geometry.

  18. Harley says:

    the little timber shed out the back is the best thing about this project!

  19. travis says:

    no no, I think rona has a point here. Overlook the obvious, this house is a detached, sprawling house set in the wilderness so far apart from any neighbor – this is the kind of design that makes American cities regurgitate across the landscape. Nice yes, polemical no. Appropriate in this day and age? No amount of FSC or reclaimed lumber can make this a good model for future housing. This kind of design, as good as it is, as beautiful as it is, is flawed, is failing.
    I’m going to go there: this is blissful ignorance (lauded by us on these websites who aspire to creating houses like these – and the hob-nobbing with clientele that buy these things from us).

  20. Gary says:

    Love the interior clad in wood and the built in furniture gives it a simple, elegant feel with beautiful views around the mountian side. Nice.

  21. JP says:

    deja vue

  22. max habib says:

    Way harsh.

  23. Sean says:

    It is very beautiful, yet I don't feel I can live in such a place … It is more of a sculpture than a "home." I wonder how its residents feel. I mean do you think such minimalistic designs can actually create comfy homes?

  24. treehugger says:

    This is quite a permanent scar in a landscape which I imagine had been quite pristine. This violation of a field should have been the main design concern. If it had been, I don’t think they would have produced this oversized concrete box.

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