Increasing the living space and reducing
Increasing the living space and reducing
Thermal options
Thermal options
Room transformation
Room transformation
Enlarge the interior
Enlarge the interior
Projectteam Gerhard Kalhöfer, Stefan Korschildgen, Tian Tian, Sigrid Weiss
Client Birkhäuser Verlag
City Europa
Date 2000

Expander - Study on Optional Living

Based on the seasonal temperature fluctuations, work is being done on the compression and expansion of space. The two-layer structure of the outer skin can be dissolved depending on the temperature and used to expand the space in the terrace area. The expansion is linked to a simultaneous internal deformation of space. The clear, orthogonal body is transformed into a floor plan with diagonal room layouts and a new perspective. The well-worn feeling of living is dissolved every season and living is perceived anew.

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