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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. Farmhouse M1 in Burgenland, Austria by Christian PrasserAugust 24th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Christian Prasser The owners wished to convert a small existing farmhouse on the main street of the town of Jois, Austria into a comfortable home extended by a large barn. As is customary in a Burgenland street village, the narrow farmhouse extends lengthwise from the main road into the garden at the rear. A green area about 4 m wide runs parallel with the house, separated from the neighbours and the street by high walls, and there is a large barn at the rear of the plot.  Image Courtesy © Philipp Kreidl
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 Image Courtesy © Philipp Kreidl  Image Courtesy © Philipp Kreidl The house is therefore accessed room by room from the front. The living room and kitchen were relocated to the back of the house, where the centre of family life lies in summer between the barn and the terrace. Due to the rising gradient of the plot as well as the different basement constructions beneath the house, the rooms on the ground floor also have different floor levels. This results in steps up and steps down as one passes through the house so that one intuitively recognizes the functions of the different living areas. Even the former wine cellar was integrated into the structure of the room by means of a trapdoor set flush in the floor of the kitchen.  Image Courtesy © Philipp Kreidl  Image Courtesy © Philipp Kreidl The only vertical element of this horizontal building structure – the chimney of the former smoking oven – was extended to accommodate a spiral staircase leading up to a second level under the roof where the bedrooms and bathrooms are located. The space above the kitchen and the living room was intentionally left free so as to create a particularly spacious effect. At the same time, the open roof structure makes it possible to ventilate the house at its highest point, thus preventing the house from overheating on hot days.  Image Courtesy © Philipp Kreidl  Image Courtesy © Philipp Kreidl In devising the surface areas, cp architektur deliberately retained all old materials still in a good condition, such as the beamed ceiling in the former kitchen, now a guest room. The old roof beams in the space above the kitchen and living room were also integrated into the modern design. New components such as windows, doors, flooring and furniture were executed in oak so as to ensure as far as possible the harmonious interplay of old and new.  Image Courtesy © Philipp Kreidl  Image Courtesy © Philipp Kreidl The flooring, walls and ceiling reveal the grain of the Oregon pine (box plywood), giving the interior rooms a Japanese feeling emphasized by the minimalist furnishing. 10% of the ventilated roof of the barn was retiled with glass roof tiles which let isolated shafts of sunlight through during the day, making for interesting lighting effects. In the evenings, light from the surface of the water is reflected in the roof timbering, once again producing fascinating light effects.  Image Courtesy © Philipp Kreidl The energy for the entire building complex is provided by an air to water heat pump, and the living rooms are equipped with an underfloor heating system. Provision was also made in the large living room for a fuel cell with an efficiency of 80% (NH 7.0 KW).  Image Courtesy © Christian Prasser  Image Courtesy © Christian Prasser
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