Article source: Strobl Architekten ZT GmbH

The German term Backskiste (BAXBOX) is used for the locker on board of a ship in which everything that is lying around unnecessarily can be stored quickly and easily. This Baxbox contains everything a boathouse owner will never miss but had always urgently needed. The new box was erected on the existing foundation of a small old house, whose bottom slab can be newly leveled with a simple jack to adjust to any changes. The floors and ceilings are made of solid glued laminated timber and half-timbered walls. It is covered with a protective layer of Silano foil and thick reeds. This allows the prefabricated box to match its environment in terms of functions and materials.

Image Courtesy Strobl Architekten ZT GmbH

• Architects: Strobl Architekten ZT GmbH
• Project: Bax Box
• Location: Kapellerweg 17, 5201 Seekirchen, Austria
• Client: Wolfgang Marth
• Completion: 2008
• Costs: 86,430 Euro
• Burgers total : XX
• Gross floor area: 43 m²
• Burgers / m²: XX
• Means to reduce cost : prefab
• Wood construction, simple large format window frames

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