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Thomas Herzog '79 - House at Regensburg

Practice

Thomas Herzog


Project Architect / Lead Partner

Thomas Herzog, Verena Herzog Loibl


BUILDING

House at Regensburg


City

Regensburg


Country

West Germany


Construction

1977


Completion

1979


Duration

2


YY

79


CLIENT

-


CONSULTANTS

Structural: Julius Natterer PNP, Landscape: Peter Latz, Art: Rainer Wittenborn


Storey

1


STATUS

Completed


PROGRAM

Residential


ARCHITECT'S

Situated between a number of multi-storey buildings dating from the 1960s, the site lies two metres below street level and is distinguished by a stock of tall trees and a small stream. In response to these constraints, the building was oriented to the garden. The line of the pitched roof is continued down to the ground in the form of diagonal glazing, so that the terrace areas and conservatory spaces to the south function as intermediate temperature zones. These spaces are not set additively in front of the building, but form an integral part of the layout. The design reflects the consistent implementation of functional requirements, namely the direct use of solar energy, and the creation of links between the internal spaces and the carefully designed outdoor areas around the house. The layout is divided into a series of parallel zones. Along the north face of the building is the external access route. Within the house on this side is a tract containing ancillary spaces and service installations. It is adjoined by a south-facing zone in which the main living rooms are located. These, in turn, give on to greenhouse spaces that face the garden. In winter, the glazed areas of the house serve as a direct means of exploiting solar energy. The rooms in permanent use, therefore, are situated between the heavily insulated zone containing the ancillary spaces to the north and the buffer zone to the south, where solar energy is exploited. Glazed sliding elements allow the living areas to be extended into the green houses. The solid floor of the building and the areas of gravel in the conservatories can be used for the temporary storage of thermal energy. The heat stored in this way is released into the house in the evening. Excessive thermal gains can escape via large ventilation openings in the gable areas. The trees, which also form an integral part of the design concept, provide shade in summer. The large areas of glazing mean that changes in weather conditions – rain, drizzle, etc. – are intensely experienced internally. Snow causes the house to go ‘blind’ – until ultimately it slides down the outer surface in large sheets, cleaning the glass in the process. The triangular cross section of the skeleton frame in the glued laminated softwood ensures an efficient form of wind-bracing. In view of high groundwater level, the house was set on piles. The rear-ventilated skin of the heavily insulated outer wall consists of Oregon pine boarding. Technical and construction were deliberately left exposed and integrated into the geometric order of the building, lending it an aesthetic of its own. (© Thomas Herzog Architekten)

COLLECTION

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