‘house hafner’ by hornung and jacobi architecture, germanyimage © peter guthrieall images courtesy of hornung and jacobi architecture

 

 

the site of ‘house hafner’ by german practice hornung and jacobi architecture is located in the countryside next to a forest in Southern Germany, situated at the end of a blind alley to benefit from the views of the woods and valley. a very high level of privacy is provided by the natural protection of the environment which makes an open living configuration possible. the slight remodeling of the topography with a given height difference of three meters inspired the choreography and orientation of the building. 
the residential building is designed for a couple with an independent area for guests and is divided into two parts: one introverted area, articulated by an arrangement of smaller openings following the surrounding typology of the neighborhood; its counterpart is an extroverted zone facing the forest and the beautiful view of the valley, interpreted as an extension of the open living area. 
the abstracted shape  of the gabled roof draws an analogy to the surrounding roof typologies, which is common in the region. the transformation to an open cubic design made a maximum size of openings possible, as well as the visual merging of living and nature.

 

 

hornung and jacobi architecture: house hafner - 2U-shaped residential buildingimage © peter guthrie

 

 

hornung and jacobi architecture: house hafner - 3view from the extroverted garden sideimage © peter guthrie

 

 

hornung and jacobi architecture: house hafner - 4looking downwards towards the entrance and parking areaimage © peter guthrie

 

 

hornung and jacobi architecture: house hafner - 5entrance areaimage © peter guthrie

 

 

hornung and jacobi architecture: house hafner - 6interior view, looking towards the more open and less private areaimage © peter guthrie

 

 

hornung and jacobi architecture: house hafner - 7living and dining areaimage © peter guthrie

 

 

hornung and jacobi architecture: house hafner - 8a sliding door enables the residents to benefit from a flexible open plan kitchen as well being able to separate that area from the dining and living areaimage © peter guthrie

 

 

hornung and jacobi architecture: house hafner - 9night viewimage © peter guthrie

 

 

 

hornung and jacobi architecture: house hafner - 10hornung and jacobi architecture: house hafner - 11site plan

 

 

hornung and jacobi architecture: house hafner - 12floor plan / level 0

 

 

hornung and jacobi architecture: house hafner - 13floor plan / level 1

 

 

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