atelier thomas pucher: villa SK
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'villa SK' by atelier thomas pucher, graz, austria
image © lukas schaller
all images courtesy of atelier thomas pucher
on a small budget, austrian firm atelier thomas pucher was able to completely transform the 'villa SK' for the owners by merely
adding an extra component. the unmodified existing house now serves the private functions, bedrooms and bathrooms. two horizontal planes
of red-colored concrete extend the entrance of the original aged structure almost to the end of the property line. full-height glass panes
envelope the new living room with knotted hardwood flooring, ultimately making the surrounding yard and climate conditions the real
enclosure of the space.
two massive beams with thin metal braces run along the top of the canopy and rest on a natural stone wall at the far end, allowing for a
flexible open interior with only a few slender supports. the large members also double as the walls of the exterior second-level terrace
accessible through the old residence. a seemingly floating interior brick partition with protruding angled units that act as shelves serve
as a backdrop for various activities. the roof element contains a large void embracing the growth of a tree in a peaceful grass courtyard.
view from the front yard
addition with new entrance
open-air courtyard
grass courtyard with tree and living room walls
living room interior
view from the external road
site plan
floor plan / level 0
floor plan / level 1
section
section
elevation
elevation
Perfect communion between traditional and daring.
love it
That’s beautiful… but please define “small budget.”
@ c-dub
$57.96
haha
Great modernistic design on a first glance, but the “spikes” in the concrete casted roof look like a mistake (or is the roofline bend? It actually looks quite formal, can’t see any reason or logic justification for that – and don’t tell me these are waterspouts!). In addition, I would have prefered the brick wall beeing also constructed in quarry stone (especially because of the “candle holder bricks” within that wall – they are quite tacky). The “embraced” tree looks more harried than anything. Lots of construction for only one room and a terrace. It is a fairly small intervention but counting the actual square feet of this design (and therefore the added surplus value for the client), I highly doubt the “small budget”. The longer I look at it, the less I like it. A little less would have been much more here.
Such a bad bunch of Emptiness