Bungalow Refurbishment Habitatio by Thomas Geissert

Bungalow Refurbishment Habitatio by Thomas Geissert is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Designatio Interior Competition Category.

FerrumInterior· 2021

Bungalow Refurbishment Habitatio

by Thomas Geissert

Client: Teamgeissert

Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Interior Category

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The Design

About Bungalow Refurbishment Habitatio

Architectonice, scopus erat cubicula in novam structuram spatialem dividere, ut amplitudo et expansio intra aream fixam cubaturamque crearentur, atque in saeculum vicesimum primum transformarentur. Hoc per augmentationem arearum fenestrariarum consecutum est. Plutei partim usque ad pavimentum aperti sunt ut transitus lenes ab interiore ad exterius crearentur. Reductio aesthetica formarum, materialium colorumque ad impressionem harmonicam totalem ducit, quae conceptu discreto coloris illuminationisque confirmatur. Spatium valetudinis cum sudatorio in cisterna priore institutum est.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

Bungalow Refurbishment Habitatio victor est Praemii A' Design Award Ferreum, honoris amplissimi formis bonis dati, quae postulatis professionalibus et industrialibus ab creationibus bene formatis exspectatis satisfaciunt. Victores Ferrei magnam peritiam, altam specializationem, intellectum periti et facultatem creandi auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Bungalow Refurbishment Habitatio creationem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, practicam et novam fore. Haec forma Ferreo victa optimas industriae consuetudines integrat et proprietates technicas idoneas, cum scientia et talento coniunctas, habet. Bungalow Refurbishment Habitatio ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Architecturally, the goal was to break up the rooms into a new spatial structure, to create spaciousness and expanse within a fixed area and cubature, and to incorporate the outdoors into the living area. This was achieved by increasing the window areas. Glass blocks were replaced with new windows and parapets were partially opened to floor level to create smooth transitions from inside to outside. Doors and walls were removed and passageways were opened to floor level. A sauna was installed in the former tank room, and a pool was integrated into the garden.
Dimensions & Packaging: 180 squaremeters living space
Tags: Elegance, unobtrusive, minimal, reduced
Production Technology: The construction task was to renovate a bungalow from the 1960s in terms of energy and transform it into the 21st century in terms of design. From the installation of a solar thermal system, the installation of a water-bearing stove for heating support to the photovoltaic system, the building was brought up to the state of the art. The rainwater infiltration is done via an infiltration trench.
Design Challenge: During the renovation of the bungalow, with an extremely unfavorable ratio between room volume and envelope area, it was important to integrate as many alternative forms of energy as possible when renewing the building services:
- Hybrid heating system with heating water tank in combination with solar thermal energy
- water-bearing stove
- photovoltaic system
- underfloor heating and re-dimensioning of radiators
- new windows and doors
- infiltration trench for rainwater infiltration
- solar heating system for the new outdoor pool
Research: The challenge was to redesign an existing building in a way that preserved its character while allowing the new to emerge confidently yet harmoniously.
Inspiration: The style is a simple elegance and sophisticated, which pleases the owners, as an expression of architectural responsibility in the design and execution with a claim to durability in form and materiality. Black, slate flooring in the interior and exterior and smoked oak parquet in the sleeping areas characterize the spatial impression. The aesthetic reduction of forms, materials and colors lead to a harmonious overall impression, which is underlined by a discreet color and lighting concept.
Project Duration: The Project startet in 2012 in Langen (Hessen) Germany and finished in 2016
Operation Flow: The aesthetic reduction of forms, materials and colors lead to a harmonious overall impression, which is underlined by a discreet color and lighting concept. Small reminiscences as design breaks were deliberately used.
Team Members: Thomas Geissert
Image Credits: #1Wolfgang Uhlig
#2Wolfgang Uhlig
#3Wolfgang Uhlig
#4Wolfgang Uhlig
#5TEAMGEISSERT