J. MAYER H. Architects
Team: Juergen Mayer H., Georg Schmidthals, Thorsten Blatter, Simon Takasaki, Andre Santer, Sebastian Finckh

Project: 2005-2007
Completion: 2008
Client: Private

Architect on Site: AB Wiesler, Stuttgart
Service Engineers: IB Hans Wagner, Filderstadt
Building Physics: IB Dr. Schaecke und Bayer, Waiblingen-Hegnach

Function: Private House, near Ludwigsburg, Germany
Number of floors: 3
Height of the building: 12,20 m
Structure: Ferroconcrete, brick, roof: timber
Principal exterior material: aerated concrete with plaster, glass
Principal interior material: wood panelling, plaster, parquet flooring
Designing period: 02/05 – 06/08
Construction period: 02/06 – 08/08
Fotographer: David Franck

Press Release

The geometry of the building is based on the footprint of the house that previously was located on the site. Originally built in 1984 and with many extensions and modifications since then, the new building echoes the „family archaeology“ by duplication and rotation. Lifted up, it creates a semi-public space on ground level between two layers of discretion. The skin of the villa performs a sophisticated connection between inside and outside and offers spectacular views onto the old town of Marbach and the German national literature archive on the other side of the Neckar valley.