Unique House In House With Five Distinct Pavilions

This House In House contains five distinct pavilions with different functions

This House In House contains five distinct pavilions with different functions

House in House by Steffen Welsch Architect is peacefully integrated into the street, to the plan layout, building form and the architectural detail. The concept is spatial planning of the site, creating an array of spaces arranged along a central spine. Let’s take a closer look at it.

The House in House contains five distinct internal pavilions or houses: working, guest sleeping, owners’ sleeping, kitchen + dining and lounge + library. Then there are four courtyards or ‘voids’: a retreat courtyard, a library courtyard, a dining courtyard and a full width, lounge courtyard.

The clients’ brief was for a unique home customised to their irregular working hours. It includes a home office, guest accommodation and capacity for their art collection, featured in a central circulation spine gallery. Lighting for the gallery was a key design consideration. The architects managed to bring natural light through the courtyards and clerestory windows, and, almost ethereally, it washes down cathedral ceilings. Individual pavilions or houses connect to the main axis. These accommodate the functions: working, dining, lounge, reading and sleeping. The houses are separated from each other through courtyards that provide privacy, control noise and allow a visual connection if desired. The deck features an outdoor dining space.

The layout with its rigorous functional and spatial separation allows future flexibility. Zoning controls and limits the conditioning of habitable spaces, such as the glazing-door partition that divides the living-dining room from the accommodation wing. Air conditioning has been limited to the master bedroom. The home is effectively cross ventilated via the courtyards, to which there’s an access from every space including a bathroom. Solar access to adjoining properties was considered during placement of the pavilions.

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Creating such a dwelling was a request from the clients who work unusual and irregular hours

Creating such a dwelling was a request from the clients who work unusual and irregular hours

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This is a kitchen and dining pavilion done with light-colored plywood and red touches

This is a kitchen and dining pavilion done with light-colored plywood and red touches

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The sleeping part is done with a wood clad wall, a bed and a dresser, there's a door to the courtyard

The sleeping part is done with a wood clad wall, a bed and a dresser, there's a door to the courtyard

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The bathroom features a floor to ceiling window door and a bright green floor in the shower

The bathroom features a floor to ceiling window door and a bright green floor in the shower

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Here's an outdoor deck  with a dining space, which can be hidden with curtains

Here's an outdoor deck with a dining space, which can be hidden with curtains

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Here's how the house looks from the outside

Here's how the house looks from the outside

Source: architonic