Settler's House Conversion / Kloepfel Zeimer Architekten

The architectural context is a 1950s settler's house in a remote community 150 km north-east of Berlin. The conversion focuses on the interior of the petite, 2-story building. The logic of the interior spaces is reinterpreted with a sculptural room insert. This new spatial element, made of exposed brickwork, houses a staircase and the fireplace. Its unique quality is created by the precision the few materials are crafted. The choice of brick format and its jointing follows the gradient of the wooden steps, which are precisely integrated into the brickwork. The shape of the sculptural room insert follows the directions of movement and the visual relationships of the surrounding living spaces. Its design is robust, differentiated, and adaptive.