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.
Revitalized Dairy Farmhouse in Trausdorf, Austria by ALLESWIRDGUT ARCHITEKTUR ZT GMBH
December 10th, 2015 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: ALLESWIRDGUT ARCHITEKTUR ZT GMBH
Situated near Eisenstadt, Burgenland, just beyond the Esterházy winery, is the historic dairy farmhouse of Trausdorf. Until not long ago, the entire estate lay in hibernation, somewhere between agricultural use and dilapidation.In 2012, the Esterházy Foundation held a design competition – in which AllesWirdGut came out winning – for the repurposing and conversion of the architectural ensemble. The first phase of the revitalization is started in 2015 with the former servants’ quarters being reconfigured by AllesWirdGut (architecture) and Mobimenti (interior design) into a function hall for the neighboring winery.
The simple shape and layout of the horizontal long house, a characteristic Burgenland building type, ideally blends in with the surrounding wide landscape.
Formerly partitioned into small apartments inside, the building was now completely gutted.
Only the exterior walls of carefully masoned sand stone were left standing, which significantly inform the aspect and atmosphere of the new event venue. Charcoal gray wooden bodies structure the open space, creating room for service functions like checkroom, kitchen, toilets.
Black and white tones add to the given palette of natural colors, from sandstone ocher to the red of the brick work nogging and the dark brown of the historical roof truss, signaling the new use of the building on the outside.
The result is a striking collage of existing and new materials, which provides an inspiring and welcoming setting for events of all kinds.
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