Article source: Tom Munz Architect

Starting point

The building site is in Romanshorn, a town on the shores of Lake Constance with an important railway branch junction. The main body of the settlement is a densely built-up area, with three main arms. The railway station is at the centre. Further inland, workers’ housing districts were built according to plans. The historic castle and church district lies in a slightly elevated position on the banks of the lake and shapes the city’s skyline. The building site is situated in the outskirts of Romanshorn in the former hamlet of Holzenstein. The hamlet is characterised by the converted farmhouses and artisans’ houses that line the winding and slightly sloping street, dating back to the 18th/19th century. The building site, in the second row of the street, is situated in a historical townscape conservation area. To the west, it borders on the agricultural area, with an unhindered view of Lake Constance.

Image Courtesy © Ladina Bischof

• Architects: Tom Munz Architect
• Project: Neubau Wohnhaus F
• Location: Romanshorn, Switzerland
• Photography: Ladina Bischof
• Surface area SA: 478 m²
  
• Building costs (BKP2): CHF 2`343/m²
• Building volume: 1584 m³
  
• Building costs (BKP2): CHF 707/m³
  
• Planning team
  
  • Architect: Tom Munz GmbH, St.Gallen
  • Civil engineer: Borgogno Eggenberger + Partner AG, St. Gallen
  • Electrical planning: Neroc GmbH, Gossau
  • HVAC engineer: Neroc GmbH, Gossau
  • Construction physics: Studer + Strauss AG, St. Gallen
• Project phases: 2017 – 2021

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