Article source: Jan Skuratowski Architektur

The new single-family house was designed as a separate residential unit and can hold its own next to the existing building from the 80s. It is situated on a partly raised plateau in the south-eastern part of the property. The two buildings differ in their roof design and thus emphasize their autonomy. At the same time, the new building paraphrases the existing building’s design: by its polygonal ground plan, which follows the hill’s shape, and expressive cantilevered floors. Wood was used a material to contrast the rather heavy sand-lime brick of the existing structure. Hierarchically, the new building is supposed to subordinate to the existing building and is therefore set slightly to the rear of the site. The new structure appears like a pavilion and, thanks to the flat roof, has a large accessible roof terrace that expands the small plot effectively. The greening of the roofs is intended to give the new building an animated character and link it with nature and the hill.

Image Courtesy © Simon Menges

• Architects: Jan Skuratowski Architektur
• Project: House M
• Location: Titlisstrasse 24b, 4313 Möhlin, Switzerland
• Photography: Simon Menges
• Software used: ArchiCAD 18
• Client: Christoph Müller
• Energy standard: Minergie
• Structural engineering:
  • Wooden structure: Pirmin Jung Ingenieur für Holzbau AG
  • Basement: Ingenieurbüro W. Herzog AG
  • Building physics: Pirmin Jung Büro für Bauphysik AG
• Builders: Wohlwend Baugeschäft AG
• Plot area: 371 m2

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