Article source: claim

Small spaciousness

The house in the woods is a residence for a couple and their guests. Despite the very limited area available for construction and the users’ requirements regarding the number of beds and rooms, a residence with a perceptible spaciousness arose. Starting from the ‘bungalow’ stereotype, the design sets openness against seclusion, introduces smooth transitions in contrast to set boundaries, emphasizes the correlation of surface and volume and, in this way, overlays the familiar with the new.

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• Architects: claim
• Project: House in the woods near King’s Forest
• Location: Potsdam (near Berlin)
• Photography: claim and g.jankowski
• Software used: Sketchup and Autocad LT
• Size (usable floor area): 113m2
• Size (total floor area): 162m2
• Client: Private