Wooden House by the Lake
Appels Architekten
Hidden on a plateau above the lake, nested inbetween old trees.
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© Florian Holzherr
Wooden House by the Lake
Appels Architekten
Facade with play of open and closed parts and hidden windows becoming visible in the dusk.
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© Florian Holzherr
Wooden House by the Lake
Appels Architekten
An intimate garden borders the back of the house.
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© Florian Holzherr
Wooden House by the Lake
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The covered entry outside and the entrance space with a rock embedded in the floor. The glas facade is not load bearing and the huge overhang of the box above is entirely held by a steel inforced timber construction by bringing this overhang in balance with the even bigger overhang above the living room on the other end of the building.
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© Florian Holzherr
Wooden House by the Lake
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The kitchen opens entirely to the outside with sliding doors disappearing inside the walls.
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© Florian Holzherr
Wooden House by the Lake
Appels Architekten
The characteristic shape of the roof, faning out towards the lake.
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© Florian Holzherr
Wooden House by the Lake
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View through the open living area that unfolds horizontally and vertically between the with private rooms.
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© Florian Holzherr
Wooden House by the Lake
Appels Architekten
View through the open living area showing the central kitchen.
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© Florian Holzherr
Wooden House by the Lake
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Detail of the kitchen block made in one piece jointless with the entire Terrazzo flooring.
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© Florian Holzherr
Wooden House by the Lake
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Detail from the stairs going down to the entrance space showing the reduced palette of materials being used: mass timber, oak wood, steel, rock, Terrazzo.
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© Florian Holzherr
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Wooden House by the Lake
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Hand crafted doors made out of thewall‘s masstimber material let the wooden structure go through with only a minimal gap between.
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© Florian Holzherr
Wooden House by the Lake
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Private rooms are hidden behind translucent shades....
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Wooden House by the Lake
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.... but can also be fully opened for Pnoramic views.
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© Florian Holzherr
Wooden House by the Lake
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Enfilade of rooms and podiums.
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© Florian Holzherr
Wooden House by the Lake
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Bright Bathrooms with skylights in the upper rooms....
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© Florian Holzherr
Wooden House by the Lake
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...with sinks made out of one piece.
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© Florian Holzherr
Wooden House by the Lake
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A skylight allows light to fall into the shower...
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Wooden House by the Lake
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... and a niche gives space for a small washbasin.
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© Florian Holzherr
Wooden House by the Lake
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Detail of the steel handrail having only two fixingpoints.
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© Florian Holzherr
Wooden House by the Lake
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A huge room in the basement acts as minature sports hall for flexible uses.
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© Florian Holzherr
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