Amsterdam-based architectural practice UNStudio has recently completed the Haus am Weinberg project.
The six,650 square foot modern home is positioned outside of Stuttgart, Germany, on a web site among the town and a terraced vineyard.
Haus am Weinberg by UNStudio:
“The Haus am Weinberg is located in a setting that is at one particular time rural, yet suburban. The location of the villa affords pastoral views of the stepped terraces of an ancient hillside vineyard on 1 side and cityscape vistas on the other.
The inner circulation, organisation of the views and the programme distribution of the home are determined by a single gesture, ‘the twist’. In the Haus am Weinberg the central twist element supports the main staircase as it guides and organises the main flows via the property. The direction of each curve is determined by a set of diagonal movements. Whilst the programme distribution follows the path of the sun, every evolution in the twist leads to moments in which views to the outside grow to be an integral experience of the interior. This is enabled by the building’s load bearing concrete structure which is reduced to a minimum. Roof and slabs are supported by four components only: elevator shaft, two pillars and a single inner column. By way of the huge cantilever spans, a space is produced which enables all 4 corners of the home to be glazed and column-cost-free.
A double-height, glazed corner – which houses the dining region – opens up to comprehensive views towards the North-West and frames the vineyard hill which forms the backdrop to the home. By signifies of sliding panes, this corner of the home can completely open up to additional blur the boundaries between inside and outdoors. Views from the living room are extended by means of a totally glazed corner affording open vistas toward the nearby parklands to the South-West. Additional views from the twist are encountered on the second level, exactly where the master sleeping and wellness locations are located.
The interior of the Haus am Weinberg is arranged into spaces of varying atmospheres and spatial qualities, with the four glazed and open corners allowing daylight to attain deep into the home. The materialisation of the interior of the home additional accentuates the all round atmosphere of light by means of all-natural oak flooring, all-natural stone and white clay stucco walls speckled with small fragments of reflective stone.
Custom made characteristics and furnishings are also integrated to blend with and accentuate the architecture. In contrast, at the core of this light and flowing structure is a multi-purpose darker area, committed to music, masculine conviviality, and the hunt. In this space the ceilings and walls have specifically created acoustic dark wood panels which transform from an articulated relief on the ceiling into a linear pattern as they descend the walls and meet the dark wooden floors.
The volume and roofline of the Haus am Weinberg react and respond directly to the sloping landscape of the site, exactly where the scales and inclinations of the slopes which sculpture the vineyard setting are reflected in the volumetric look of the residence. The style of the garden landscaping extends the organisation of the property, with the garden forming a continuation of the diagonals of the floor plans and each and every division making different zones for function and planting.”
Images by: Iwan Baan and Christian Richters