Article source: Innauer-Matt Architekten ZT GmbH

The Summer’s family home is located on the edge of a forest on a small plateau above Weiler, outside the village centre at the end of a steep path. Only a handful of farmers settled in the area over the centuries. Following tradition and their common sense, they all used timber to build their farmhouses.

The Summer’s new house replaces an old building. The former farm – and farming as such – were abandoned half a century ago. Over the years, the empty building was badly affected by wind and weather and could not be saved.

Image Courtesy © Adolf Bereuter

• Architects: Innauer-Matt Architekten ZT GmbH
• Project: House with three eyes
• Location: Weiler, Vorarlberg, Austria
• Photography: Adolf Bereuter
• Owners: Sonja und Thomas Summer
• Construction Supervision: Paul Martin Projektmanagement, Feldkirch
• Statics: Marc Hämmerle, Bregenz
• Building Physics: Günter Meusburger
• Lot Size: 440sqm
• Floor Space: 613sqm
• Development Period: 2015-2016
• Construction Period: 2016-2017

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