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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination.

Private House in Riedikon by Gramazio &Kohler

September 6th, 2012 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: Gramazio & Kohler

This dwelling, which reinterprets the typology of the surrounding gable-roof houses, gains its marked design by adapting form to context parametrically.

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Architects: Gramazio & Kohler
Project: Private House
Location: Riedikerstrasse, Riedikon
Project Architect: Sarah Schneider
Credits: Gramazio & Kohler, Zurich
Client: Private
Collaborators: Raffael Gaus (project lead), Anya Meyer, Cristian Veranasi, Manuel Bader, Damaris Baumann, Gabriel Cuellar, Peter Heckeroth, Claudia Nasri, Silvan Oesterle
Selected experts: ibeg bauengineering GmbH (structural engineer), Thomas Melliger (planning), Raumanzug (energy consulting), Archobau AG (economy consulting), Ralph Bärtschi (Programming)

Planning: January 2004 until August 2008
Execution: September 2008 until July 2009
Site area: 655 m2
Built site area: 134 m2
Gross floor area: 295 m2
Gross cubic space: 1001 m3
Installation costs (BKP 1-5): 1.3 Mio chf

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The stipulations of two geometric operations were used to determine the ground plan shape of the house. One condition was to keep the neighboring house’s view of the lake free; the other was to permit access and parking behind the house. Like a tent, an overhanging pitched roof covers the high rooms in the upper story.

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The window strip, which runs along the edge of the roof, emphasizes the horizontal structure. 315 vertical wooden slats, affixed to the surface of the wall, completely envelope the facades. By milling the edges, the cross sections of the slats were modulated in correspondence with the window strip so that requirements of sight and sun protection were fulfilled, and various, flowing levels of transparency could be set.

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Proofread by: Anand Gangal

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Tags: Riedikerstrasse, Riedikon

Category: House

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