Article source: Schneider+Schumacher

In 2010, an architectural and landscape limited competition was launched by the municipality of Blankenheim, together with the Regionale 2010 Agentur. It resulted in schneider+schumacher winning first prize with their finely judged answer to the competition brief. This asked for suggestions as to how the former Roman manor – the Villa Rustica – might once again be made visible to the public. Taking up this challenge as their point of departure, the architects have now enhanced the Eifel region with a decidedly sculptural, walk-in installation.

Image Courtesy © Joerg Hempel 

• Architects: Schneider+Schumacher
• Project: Villa B
• Location: Blankenheim, Germany
• Photography: Joerg Hempel
• Competition stage: 2010
• Planning stage: April 2011 – November 2011
• Tender stage: September 2011
• Construction to completion: November 2011 – July 2012
• Client: Municipality of Blankenheim
• Design: A
• Design (free text): in collaboration with Landscape architects GTL
• Project architects: Michael Schumacher, Nina Delius
• Project manager: Nina Delius
• Construction management: A, B
• Project management advertiser: Udo Hanrieder
• Team: Nina Delius, Stefanie Fischer, Udo Hanrieder, Qiang Xu
• Gross floor area (BGF): 227,6 m² (Portikus)
• Gross volume (BRI): ca. 1.250 m³
• Site area: 19.680 m²
• Software used: Rhino