Bungalow Refurbishment Ukuhlala by Thomas Geissert

Bungalow Refurbishment Ukuhlala by Thomas Geissert is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweNdawo yangaPhakathi kunye noMboniso Competition Category.

IntsimbiIngaphakathi· 2021

Bungalow Refurbishment Ukuhlala

by Thomas Geissert

Client: Teamgeissert

Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award Winner in Ingaphakathi Category

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The Design

About Bungalow Refurbishment Ukuhlala

Ngokwezakhiwo, injongo yayikukwahlula amagumbi abe sisakhiwo esitsha sendawo, ukudala ububanzi nokwanda ngaphakathi kwindawo emiselweyo nevolumu emiselweyo, ukuze kuguqulwe kube yinkulungwane yama-21. Oku kwafezekiswa ngokukhulisa imimandla yeefestile. Iiparapet zavulwa ngokuyinxenye ukuya kwinqanaba lomgangatho ukudala utshintsho olugudileyo ukusuka ngaphakathi ukuya ngaphandle. Ukuncitshiswa kobuhle kweemilo, izixhobo kunye nemibala kukhokelela kumbono ohambelana ngokubanzi, onxulunyeniswe yingcamango yombala nokukhanya efihlakeleyo. Indawo yempilo kunye ne-sauna yafakwa kwitanki langaphambili.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award

Bungalow Refurbishment Ukuhlala ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo okunikwa imiyilo elungileyo eyanelisa iimfuno zobungcali neemveliso ezilindelekileyo kwimveliso ezicwangciswe kakuhle. Abaphumeleleyo beNtsimbi babonisa ubuchule obukhulu, ubuchule obuphezulu, ukuqonda kwengcali namandla okuyila abayili babo. Bungalow Refurbishment Ukuhlala iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimveliso exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo neyinto entsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lentsimbi le-A' Design Award udibanisa iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu zemboleko kwaye unezimpawu zobuchwephesha ezifanelekileyo ezidityaniswe nolwazi netalente. Bungalow Refurbishment Ukuhlala iyahlonelwa ngenxa yenkcukacha yayo kwaye yacwangciselwa ukunika uphuculo lomgangatho wobomi olunceda ukwenza ihlabathi libe yindawo engcono.

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
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#3Wolfgang Uhlig
#4Wolfgang Uhlig
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