Flexhouse 住宅 by Evolution Design is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2017 A' Design Award 金獎 in 建築、樓宇及結構設計 Competition Category.

金建築· 2017

Flexhouse 住宅

by Evolution Design

Client: Evolution Design

A' Design Award 金獎 Winner in 建築 Category

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The Design

About Flexhouse 住宅

Flexhouse是瑞士蘇黎世湖上的獨戶住宅。 Flexhouse建在具有挑戰性的三角形土地上，被擠壓在鐵路線和本地通路之間，是克服了許多建築挑戰的結果：限制性的邊界距離和建築體積，地塊的三角形形狀，本地白話的限制。由此產生的建築物具有寬闊的玻璃牆和帶狀的白色立面，外觀如此輕巧且移動自如，就像是一艘從湖中駛入的未來主義船隻，並發現自己是自然的停泊地點。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 金獎

Flexhouse 住宅是 A' Design Award 金獎得主，這是授予一流、絕妙而傑出設計的極為崇高的認可。金獎得主是極具創新、極富遠見且璀璨奪目的創作，反映出其設計師的天才、智慧與才幹。預計Flexhouse 住宅將成為一項備受讚譽、引領潮流、氣勢恢宏的發明，帶來前所未有的價值。這件贏得 A' Design Award 金獎的設計是一個壯觀而受人敬重的項目，極大地造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Flexhouse 住宅激起強烈的渴望，喚起激情，鼓勵創造力，令我們著迷。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Flexhouse is an exclusive family house situated on picturesque Lake Zurich in Switzerland with a striking exterior architecture and breathtaking 180degree views across the lake to the mountains beyond. With its wide walls of glass and ribbon like white facade that winds its way around the building, this stunning three story home is so light and mobile in appearance that it resembles a futuristic vessel that has sailed in from the lake and found itself a natural place to dock.
Dimensions & Packaging: Flexhouse is built on a triangular building plot with a size of 467 m2. The total living area is 173 m2, which is spread across 4 levels: The ground level with the entrance, garage and utility spaces; the 1st floor with the kitchen and living room; the 2nd floor with two bedrooms and bathrooms and the 3rd floor with the studio and two terraces. Building volume is 934 m3. The max. building width is 7.8 m and the min. building width is 4.3 m. The building is 15 m long.
Tags: Flexhouse, residential building, family house, villa, Switzerland
Production Technology: Flexhouse is constructed with concrete floors, steel columns and prefabricated timber panels. This enables the construction thickness to remain the same for the external curved elements as well as for the internal slabs. This way the white fascia can follow the building shape perfectly. The rounded facades are clad in white aluminum shingles giving a ripple texture effect. The concrete floors are thermally activated with integrated heating pipes, which connect to the ground source heat pump.
Design Challenge: Flexhouse lies within a village, and the building regulations required the new-build respond to the context of vernacular style of the area. To get the approval for a contemporary design, architects undertook an in depth survey to assess the timeline of the various building styles of the area. The analysis proved: the area reflected the tradition of changing building styles over the past 100 years and Flexhouse's contemporary architecture represented the continuation of this ongoing tradition.
Research: The rules of boundary distance and building volume for this plot were particularly challenging; the plot at first sight looked too small to build on. Only due to negotiating the right to build closer to the railway track, the minimal building width could be increased to still very narrow 4.3 meters. Therefore the chosen design concept features a floor plan that goes from wide to narrow to follow the railway lines and shape of the plot.
Inspiration: The dynamic character of the location with the movement of trains and the building plot sitting above the street level inspired architect to develop a concept, which interprets the transient nature of this plot and creates soft transitions between the building, the plot and the landscape. The round shaped end-facades connect the building with the landscape and reflect the dynamic location. The transparency of the glass façades interlocks the outside with the inside, enabling movement of views.
Project Duration: The building works started in September 2014 and finished in March 2016. Flexhouse is located in Meilen, Switzerland, on Lake Zurich.
Operation Flow: The external fluidity of the design continues inside with an open plan interior and unbroken views of natural light. On the ground floor, the living room transitions into a dining area and loft style kitchen. Rather than close off individual floors, the design incorporates a double height open space, delivering a glimpse of the bedrooms above. The top floor studio with three glazed façades and two stunning roof terraces is the climax of the continuous flow between the inside and the outside.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Evolution Design, 2016
Team Members: Stefan Camenzind, Marco Noch, Patrick Uihlein, Mark Pinter, Silke Ebner, Vanessa Riecke
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Peter Wuermli, 2016. Image #2: Photographer Peter Wuermli, 2016. Image #3: Photographer Peter Wuermli, 2016. Image #4: Photographer Peter Wuermli, 2016. Image #5: Photographer Peter Wuermli, 2016.