House in Havixbeck / Kai Binnewies

Havixbeck is a small village close to Münster/Westfalen. The site near the center is the former garden area of the adjacent apartment house, which was not in use by the inhabitants. Because of the sloping terrain and difficult building regulations, it was long for sale. The development plan set the cubature of the building and the materials to be used. The design fits all regulations but interprets the traditional gable roof house in a modern way as a sequence of abstract, interlocking shapes. These are - in traditional order - placed upon a concrete base building and topped by a light roof construction with fully glazed fronts to both sides. The house is designed as a spilt-level building with five levels plus a garage and fits perfectly into the existing terrain. The internal organsation is made visible in the facade with room-high glazings.