‘house S’ by christ.christ associated architects, wiesbaden, germany image © thomas herrmann all images courtesy of christ.christ associated architects

german practice christ.christ associated architects have completed ‘house S’, an upgrade to a bungalow constructed in the 1960s by wilfried hilger in weisbaden, germany. to add space to the single family residence, three separate boxes connected with a channel glass corridor were placed upon the flat cantilevered roof. the arrangement generates open-air terraces with diverse atmospheres including a stone-paved courtyard with a pine tree, a meadow with an apple tree and a wooden planked patio with a magnolia.

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 2 aerial view of the house image © thomas herrmann

to enter, dwellers pass a small entry garden with a tree which grows through a void found in the overhead canopy. the original walls which were originally found on the ground level were removed to create a large open room with a central kitchen.

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 3 view of roof-top boxes from the side of the house image © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 4 (left) side elevation (right) driveway / garden images © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 5 aerial view of front yard and entrance image © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 6 (left) roof top meadow (right) front door images © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 7 entry veranda image © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 8 portal to ground level living space image © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 9 living room and kitchen image © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 10 elimination of wall creates large and spacious ground floor image © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 11 stairs image © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 12 central stair images © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 13 upper level glass corridor image © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 14 upper level corridor connecting the separate rooms image © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 15 (left) bathroom (right) concealed storage within wall images © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 16 (left) shower / tub (right) view of roof courtyard from bathroom images © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 17 image © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 18 image © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 19 image © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 20 view of roof courtyard from bedroom image © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 21 at night image © thomas herrmann

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 22 floor plan / level 0

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 23 floor plan / level 1

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 24 section

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 25 conceptual diagram

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 26 conceptual diagram

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 27 conceptual diagram

christ.christ associated architects: house S - 28 conceptual diagram

project info:

client: private size of the plot: 873 m² living space: 452 m² start of construction: 06/2010 completion: 07/2011 design: roger christ assistants: ronni neuber, julia url structural engineering: schmitt + thielmann und partner | wiesbaden photographer: thomas herrmann | stuttgart