The two houses ?Im Wygärtli? are located in a villa garden on the southern hillside of Hofstetten. The buildings are situated across the slope and are accessed from the north on the upper floor level, which offers a beautiful view towards the first hills of the Jura Mountains. The curved shape of the roof creates its own topography, which connects the two floors and turns the location on a slope into a part of the design concept. On the inside, a single-flight staircase provides the spatial connection between the entrance hall on the upper living floor and the sleeping floor below. The dynamic and open staircase creates a strong reference between the two floors. It also allows daylight into the translucent bathroom cubes - which are built out of glass blocks and divide and structure the lower floor. 
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Architects: Beck + Oser Architekten

Location: 8354 Hofstetten, Switzerland

Architects In Charge: Martin Beck, Roger Oser, Niklaus Stöcklin

Area: 200.0 m2

Project Year: 2013

Photographs: Börje Müller

© Börje Müller

From the architect. The two houses ?Im Wygärtli? are located in a villa garden on the southern hillside of Hofstetten. The buildings are situated across the slope and are accessed from the north on the upper floor level, which offers a beautiful view towards the ...