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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. Folded House in Vienna Woods, Austria by x architekten (designed using Vectorworks)October 16th, 2011 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: x architekten Task: The client commissions a residential building which is considered as a statement of modern architecture and at the same time communicates with the rural environment. The interior is to be designed as an open living space and it is important to have a light and sunny living atmosphere.  Images Courtesy Max Nirnberger, Lorenz Prommegger
 Images Courtesy Max Nirnberger, Lorenz Prommegger Location: This modern residential building is situated in the Wienerwald (Vienna woods), a recreational area north of the city of Vienna. The slope property enables the residents to get a good view over a hilly and wooded landscape. The residential building stands out through its rural environment and its immediate proximity to the urban office buildings of the Danube City Vienna.  Images Courtesy Max Nirnberger, Lorenz Prommegger Draft: The building fits into the surrounding landscape. The forms and materials, which correspond to the conception of the client, signalise exclusiveness. The folding of the rooms and the interior development realise an analytically clear structure. The building as a serpentine line enables residents a ground level access to the gardens on all levels. The garden, attic, bedrooms and living rooms are intertwined.  Images Courtesy Max Nirnberger, Lorenz Prommegger Implementation: The folded house combines two elements: The serpentine line gives the impression to create more space. The building enables the residents to enjoy the surrounding landscape with room-high windows to the south. The colour white emphasises this leading element. A protecting wall on the north side completes the folding of the room. The vertical development – realised as a light notch along the whole building – combines both elements. The light notch adds more light by additionally leading vertical daylight into the building and therefore enables a quick orientation.  Images Courtesy Max Nirnberger, Lorenz Prommegger x architekten x architekten is a group of committed architects who develop conceptual positions on contemporary architecture through project-related work. As a mathematical variable, x stands for openness. x demands the plural: the team with its flat hierarchy replaces the professional profile of the architect as lone fighter. The dynamics of a permanent work process oscillating between creativity and (self-) criticism permit the emergence of a quality standard above the capacities of each single member. The activities of x architekten comprise the full range from housing and office construction, buildings for industry and commerce, shopping and entertainment projects to design and urbanism.  Images Courtesy Max Nirnberger, Lorenz Prommegger  Images Courtesy Max Nirnberger, Lorenz Prommegger
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