Bungalow Refurbishment Gutura by Thomas Geissert

Bungalow Refurbishment Gutura by Thomas Geissert is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma in Igishushanyo cy'Imbere y'Inyubako Competition Category.

IcyumaImbere y'Inyubako· 2021

Bungalow Refurbishment Gutura

by Thomas Geissert

Client: Teamgeissert

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma Winner in Imbere y'Inyubako Category

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The Design

About Bungalow Refurbishment Gutura

Mu bijyanye n'ubwubatsi, intego yari ugutandukanya ibyumba mu buryo bushya bw'imiterere y'umwanya, gukora ubugari n'ubwinshi bw'umwanya mu kibanza gifite ubuso buhamye n'ingano yawo, kugira ngo bihindurwe bihuze n'ikinyejana cya 21. Ibi byagezweho mu kwagura ubuso bw'amadirishya. Imipaka yafunguwe igice kugeza ku rwego rw'ubutare kugira ngo habeho inzibacyuho zoroshye kuva imbere kugeza hanze. Kugabanya ubwiza mu buryo bw'imiterere, ibikoresho n'amabara byatumye habaho ishusho rusange ihuza, ishyigikiwe n'igitekerezo cy'amabara n'urumuri rutoroshye. Ahantu h'ubuzima bwiza hamwe na sauna hashyizwe aho ikibindi cyahoze.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma

Bungalow Refurbishment Gutura ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma, ishimwe ry'agaciro ritangwa ku bishushanyo byiza bihuza ibyo umwuga n'inganda bikeneye ku bihangano byashushanyijwe neza. Abegukanye icyuma bagaragaza ubuhanga bukomeye, ubumenyi bwihariye, imyumvire y'inzobere n'ubushobozi bwo guhanga bw'ababikoze. Bungalow Refurbishment Gutura biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifatika kandi gifite udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye icyuma gihuza uburyo bwiza bukoreshwa mu nganda kandi gifite ibiranga bya tekiniki bifite ubushobozi, bifatanye n'ubumenyi n'impano. Bungalow Refurbishment Gutura yubahwa kubera gukora neza, kandi yashushanyijwe kugira ngo inoze ubuzima, ifashe gutuma isi iba nziza.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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
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