E20 Private Residence / STEIMLE ARCHITEKTEN BDA

The striking residence, a monolith designed of insulating concrete is located on a quiet street with little traffic in the village of Pliezhausen, a good 30 km south of Stuttgart.

Â© Brigida Gonza?lez

Architects: STEIMLE ARCHITEKTEN BDA

Location: 72124 Pliezhausen, Germany

Area: 376.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: Brigida Gonza?lez

Â© Brigida Gonza?lez

From the architect. The striking residence, a monolith designed of insulating concrete is located on a quiet street with little traffic in the village of Pliezhausen, a good 30 km south of Stuttgart.

Â© Brigida Gonza?lez

Â© Brigida Gonza?lez

Floor Plan Level 00
Â© Brigida Gonza?lez

Floor Plan Level 01

Facing the street, the new building presents only a few openings cut deeply into the solid concrete shell. While the crystal-shaped house still relates to the existing built context due to its parallel elongated sides, it contrasts distinctly with the neighboring buildings by virtue of the tapered ends formed by its shorter sides. It is this oblique arrangement of the facades that enables the building to open out to the surrounding outdoor spaces and to offer its inhabitants unexpectedly expansive views in the distance. A conventional gable roof and the gently rising terrain reinforce the angular, sculptural effect of the house, which is designed on a hexagonal ground plan.Up...

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