Design Daily
  • Home
  • Projects
  • News
  • Collections
  • Competitions
  • Events
  • Jobs
  • Research
  • Insights
  • Interviews
  • About
  • en English ▾
    ar العربيةzh-CN 中文nl Nederlandsen Englishfr Françaisde Deutschit Italianopt Portuguêsru Русскийes Español
  • en Submit
Design Daily
  • Home
  • Projects
  • News
  • Collections
  • Competitions
  • Events
  • Jobs
  • Research
  • Insights
  • Interviews
  • About

The Pavilion House

  • Project Type: Residential, Private House
  • Designer: Gus Wüstemann Architects
  • Location: Switzerland, Buchberg
  • Year: 2020
  • Size: 484 sqm
  • Photo Credits: Bruno Helbling

This house is situated in Buchberg, a rural village near Zurich in Switzerland. The typology of the houses in this village is dominated by the local gable roof of the rural farmer buildings. These houses traditionally have a massive base and wooden roof construction, a house made out of stone and wood. The roof typically cantilevers to all sides of the facades, creating a covered outside zone in front of the house. Like a Pavilion the roof shelters the open space ground floor. The house was planned for a family in the village.



Pragmatic and Sensual. We adapted this roof typology and created a large open space over the ground floor, almost like a barn, just sheltering what is supposed to be the living area. Half of this ground floor space is inside space and the other half outside space covered by the roof. In the summer the living area doubles in size, sliding windows open and join the outside area underneath the roof. We adapted the pragmatism of the local building tradition in a hybrid of raw concrete and wood.


Morphology – Concrete, and Wood. Morphologically it is a hybrid of concrete and wood. A concrete skeleton is the bearing structure and carries the preconstructed timber roof. All the materials inside and outside remain raw, just wood and concrete. The first floor with its sleeping rooms is entirely out of wood. The plinth is of concrete and contains a dental practice. The ground floor is a living space under one big barn roof, which cantilevers to all sides and therefore connects the surroundings with the living area. Economically optimized interventions by reducing all the technical installations of the building to a minimum – in swiss standards – we focus on a couple of interventions that add major value to the quality of the living space. These are sliding windows and built-in benches as the communicative element of the concrete topography.

Sustainability and Simplicity. The use of mostly recycled concrete and local wood enabled a modest carbon footprint.The rawness of the construction is a reference to the traditional pragmatic way of building; How is it built, no hierarchy of materials or esthetics. Simplicity is the way to go.

Craftsmanship. In addition, to mention the excellent work and teamwork of everyone who was involved, we would like to say a special thank you to the foreman Samuel Janser. Unfortunately, he has never seen his work, as he lost his life in a tragic traffic accident.

Project Gallery

Share
Facebook Twitter Pinterest

Newsletter

Follow us

Facebook Twitter Instagram Pinterest Linkedin Flickr Tumblr



POPULAR POSTS

  • We are hiring

  • Design Daily Choice Awards 2020 – Congratulations to the winners!

  • Urban Growth: Urbanization Trend & Growth Driver of The Cities

  • Water Management and Infrastructure in Ancient Cities of Rome

  • 7 Ways Artificial Intelligence Is Revolutionizing Architecture

Recent Posts

  • Design Daily Choice Awards 2020 – Congratulations to the winners!

  • Water Management and Infrastructure in Ancient Cities of Rome

  • [Urban Policy]Future Policy Pathway for Future Asian and Pacific City

  • Urban Growth: Urbanization Trend & Growth Driver of The Cities

  • [Editorial] Space, Light and Truth

  • [Editorial] Future City




Subscribe Newsletter

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Linkedin
  • Flickr
  • Tumblr
  • Email
  • RSS
  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
  • Advertising
  • Contact

Design Daily © 2010 - 2020
Images are copyrighted to each entity/photographer mentioned or the original owner.
If you believe that content on the Design Daily site infringes a copyright, please send us a notice by mail.