Architecture — House Wangen

House Wangen_1_East façade, vertical wooden slat façade with pre-greying

From one level to the next

The Wangen house has a distinctive concept for its interior space: short distances connect the living spaces on different levels, with half-turn staircases leading alternately from levels facing the street to the garden and ever upwards by turns to the space beneath the roof. From rooms with a more sociable feel like the entrance hall, studio and study to the kitchen and living area, and on to the private bedrooms. The vaulted roof can be experienced both inside and out. The solid-construction house features back-ventilated, pre-greyed wooden slat cladding. The metal window frames and casements are anodised in a pearl-beige hue and lend an understated accent to the warm grey of the wooden façade.

House Wangen_2_East façade, detail view of metal railings
House Wangen_3_North façade, vertical wooden slat façade with pre-greying and metal railings as Juliet balconies
House Wangen_4_Northwest façade, vertical wooden slat façade with pre-greying and metal railings as Juliet balconies
House Wangen_5_Southeast façade, next to clinker brick house
House Wangen_6_Entrance hall with slate floor and parquet staircase leading up to living space level
House Wangen_7_Hallway with kitchen at the core in Pale Lime by Little Greene and oak parquet
House Wangen_8_Living room with oak parquet and view of the clinker brick house
House Wangen_9_Kitchen with rear glass wall in Pale Lime, view towards the living room
House Wangen_10_Split-level staircase with oak parquet and Glo-Ball light by Flos overhead
House Wangen_11_Music room with ceiling featuring wood panelling, acoustic perforation and Glo-Ball light by Flos
House Wangen_12_Study on the middle floor with parquet stairway and Glo-Ball lights
House Wangen_13_Children’s bedroom with wood-panelled gable roof and view of the clinker brick house
House Wangen_14_Master ensuite in slate with parquet floor
House Wangen_15_South façade at dusk with Buchberg hill in the background
House Wangen_16_Southwest façade at dusk

House Wangen

New construction of single family home
Bachtelstrasse, 8855 Wangen
Realisation 2018—2019
Collaborator Marcel Walker 
Construction management Marc Krammer 
Photos Basile Bornand

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