Bungalow Refurbishment Gbigbe by Thomas Geissert is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Àyà Inú Ilé àti Ibi Àfihàn Competition Category.
IrinInú Ilé· 2021
Bungalow Refurbishment Gbigbe
Client: Teamgeissert
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Inú Ilé Category
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About Bungalow Refurbishment Gbigbe
Ni ọna faaji ile, ibi-afẹde naa ni lati tun awọn yara ṣe si eto aaye tuntun, lati ṣẹda fifẹ ati igun nla laarin agbegbe to wa titi ati iwọn kikun rẹ, lati yi pada si ọrundun kọkanlelogun. A ṣaṣeyọri eyi nipasẹ jijẹ awọn agbegbe ferese pọ si. A ṣi awọn parapet ni apakan si ipele ilẹ lati ṣẹda awọn iyipada didan lati inu si ita. Idinku ẹwa ti awọn apẹrẹ, awọn ohun elo ati awọn awọ yori si iwoye gbogbogbo ti isokan, eyiti awọ ojuṣọju ati imọran imọlẹ ṣe atilẹyin fun. A fi agbegbe ilera pẹlu sauna sii ninu tanki iṣaaju naa.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award
Bungalow Refurbishment Gbigbe jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Bungalow Refurbishment Gbigbe yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Bungalow Refurbishment Gbigbe nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.
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
#5TEAMGEISSERT
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