Goethestrasse 1 Privathaus by Gronych + Dollega Architekten

Goethestrasse 1 Privathaus by Gronych + Dollega Architekten is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2019 A' Design Award in Silber in Architektur-, Gebäude- und Bauwerksdesign Competition Category.

SilberArchitektur· 2019

Goethestrasse 1 Privathaus

by Gronych + Dollega Architekten

Client: Gronych + Dollega Architekten

A' Design Award in Silber Winner in Architektur Category

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The Design

About Goethestrasse 1 Privathaus

Die Goethestraße 1 ist ein Privathaus in Bad Homburg, Deutschland. Der Entwurf überführt einen strengen Bebauungsplan in eine ruhige, vom Ort geprägte architektonische Form. Das Gebäude entwickelt seinen eigenen Maßstab im Verhältnis zur Landschaft und zur umgebenden Bebauung. Auf einem kleinen Grundstück mit wertvollem Baumbestand entstehen großzügige Bezüge zwischen innen und außen. Licht, Schatten und die Reflexionen der Wasserfläche vor den verglasten Fassaden prägen die Atmosphäre im Inneren. Beton, Stahlstützen und vorgefertigte Holzelemente bilden die Tragstruktur.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Silber

Goethestrasse 1 Privathaus ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Silber, einer enorm prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für erstklassige, großartige und beeindruckende Spitzendesigns. Silber-Gewinner sind ungemein brillante und äußerst kreative Werke, die die herausragende Expertise, das Talent und den Scharfsinn ihrer Designer veranschaulichen. Von Goethestrasse 1 Privathaus wird erwartet, dass es ein wunderbares Vorzeigewerk ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und zutiefst innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Silber prämierte Design ist eine höchst bemerkenswerte, bewunderte Erfindung, die den Grenzen von Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie zugutekommt und sie voranbringt. Goethestrasse 1 Privathaus ist eine vielbeneidete Schöpfung, die Wünsche weckt, positive Gefühle vermittelt und Staunen und Verwunderung entfacht.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The architecture develops its own sensitive scale to the landscape and the built environment.
The aim was to define generous relationships between inside and outside on the small property with valuable trees and the given building scale. The play of light and shades of the trees as well as the reflections of the water surface in front of the glazed facades create intense room atmospheres.
Dimensions & Packaging: Property size: 894 qm Dimensions: 17.40 m x 9.90 m x 10.12 m
Tags: Architecture, Bad Homburg, Concrete, Design, Wohnen im Hardtwald, pool,
Production Technology: Sustainability has been the main objective regarding the construction of the building. All materials were utilized with the focus on meaningfulness.

The dwelling house and the carport consist of concrete due to the spans, geometries as well as the plasticity.
Steel V-supports carry the loads.
The attic consists of prefabricated elemental wooden stud walls and ceilings.
Heating and cooling is provided via an air heat pump. Thermal comfort is achieved by capillary heating mats (low temperature).
Design Challenge: The confrontation with the strict planning law requirements was the biggest challenge.
Through the experimental search for the specific structural form, an architecture based on the location could be developed, free from any constraints and open to human beings with all their senses and emotions.
Research: The possible arrangements of the residential levels on the limited area of the building dimensions as well as in the given cubature underwent intensive examination. The spatial aspects, orientation, light, water, plastic shape and the valuable tree population were of great importance.
Inspiration: Our goal was to transform a very strict development plan into a serene, powerful and location-independent architectural form, while the existing trees should become part of the whole.
Project Duration: Bad Homburg, Germany
2016
Operation Flow: A tilted exterior wall is used to create the airspace that connects the ground floor with the upper floor, while also enabling natural lighting for the basement. The sloping high windows upstairs create the feeling of living within the treetops. The different levels are accessed by an open steel staircase, which also serves as a highly sculptural element of the inside area. The monolithically shaped facade of the building creates a distinct measurement in cohesion with the opulent tree population of the property.
Team Members: Peter Gronych + Yvonne Dollega
Image Credits: gronych + dollega architekten
Peter Gronych + Yvonne Dollega