“GP House in the mountains” in Hohenthurn, Austria

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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.

“GP House in the mountains” in Hohenthurn, Austria by GEZA_ Gri e Zucchi Architetti

December 18th, 2015 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: GEZA_ Gri e Zucchi Architetti

Project of a detached holiday house on the slope of a hill in Hohenthurn, Austria. The project is aimed at complying with the type of a mountain house for both design and materials used.

Image Courtesy © Massimo Crivellari

Architects: GEZA_ Gri e Zucchi Architetti, Tanja Ebersbach, Fabio Fulchir
Project: GP House in the mountains
Location: Hohenthurn, Austria
Photography: Massimo Crivellari
Software used: Vectorworks
Client: private
Area: 180 mq
Realization: 2009

Image Courtesy © Massimo Crivellari

The volume stretches east to west parallel to the contour line and lies on a reinforced concrete basement, which makes the building foundations and underground floor. The masonry is made of reinforced concrete walls and a hardwood frame coated with typical local wooden tiles.

Image Courtesy © Massimo Crivellari

The saddle roof too is coated with the same tiling method, so that the roof and perimeter walls look like a whole surface. The south-facing protruding balcony overlooking the mountains emphasizes that the building entertains a direct relation with the landscape, and becomes an extension to it. Also, a large chimney anchored to the ground makes a relevant landmark in the landscape.

Distinctive features of the project are the full-height window openings, which protrude southwards with their aluminum – coated frames.

Image Courtesy © Massimo Crivellari

Image Courtesy © GEZA_ Gri e Zucchi Architetti

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Tags: Austria, Hohenthurn

Categories: holiday home, House, Residential, Vectorworks

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