Taking the land's side

Located at the edge of Haimhausen, the project negotiates the tension between a dense settlement fringe and the expansive Bavarian horizon. The building volumes are positioned in tight, intentional proximity to one another, creating a protective sense of enclosure that mediates between the intimate scale of the home and the vast agricultural landscape. This formal density acts as a threshold, opening toward southern views while concealing a network of pathways that draw residents away from the domestic core toward the river’s edge.

The architecture acts as a spatial mediator, redefining the threshold between the domestic interior and the expansive horizon through the seasons. Central to this is the “seasonal room,” a double-height conservatory that functions as a volumetric buffer by alternating between a tempered winter enclosure and an open-air summer extension. This logic is encoded in the plans, where a structured communal ground floor transitions into a fluid upper level. Through the use of slanted distributive spaces, the dwelling can be reconfigured to expand or contract its footprint, maintaining a calibrated dialogue with the shifting environment.