The new single-family house was designed as a separate residential unit and can hold its own next to the existing building from the 80s. It is situated on a partly raised plateau in the south-eastern part of the property. The two buildings differ in their roof design and thus emphasize their autonomy. At the same time, the new building paraphrases the existing building?s design: by its polygonal ground plan, which follows the hill?s shape, and expressive cantilevered floors. Wood was used a material to contrast the rather heavy sand-lime brick of the existing structure. Hierarchically, the new building is supposed to subordinate to the existing building and is therefore set slightly to the rear of the site. The new structure appears like a pavilion and, thanks to the flat roof, has a large accessible roof terrace that expands the small plot effectively. The greening of the roofs is intended to give the new building an animated character and link it with nature and the hill.
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Architects: Jan Skuratowski Architecture

Location: 4313 Möhlin, Switzerland

Architect In Charge: Jan Skuratowski

Area: 217.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Simon Menges

Wooden Structure: Pirmin Jung Ingenieure für Holzbau AG, Rain, Switzerland

Basement: Ingenieurbüro W. Herzog AG, Möhlin, Switzerland

Building Physics: Pirmin Jung Büro für Bauphysik AG, Rain, Switzerland

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