Architecture Tour: House K
Munich-based firm Yes Architecture was commissioned to build a home on the site of a winepress in Sausal-Pistorf, Austria. Though the original structure was too dilapidated to preserve, the architects didn’t want to abandon it completely. So they treated their design for House K as a modern reinterpretation of this traditional building.
As they explained to us, the winepresses of the region are typically one-roomed, windowless structures on a building’s second floor. House K’s open sleeping, living, and cooking areas—as well as its top-heavy design—echo this layout.
Local corn drying barns were also an inspiration. For House K, the architects created a similarly slatted wooden framework to encircle the house like a husk. Though it appears closed on three sides, the glass façade at the site’s northwest elevation opens the house to its surroundings.
As they explained to us, the winepresses of the region are typically one-roomed, windowless structures on a building’s second floor. House K’s open sleeping, living, and cooking areas—as well as its top-heavy design—echo this layout.
Local corn drying barns were also an inspiration. For House K, the architects created a similarly slatted wooden framework to encircle the house like a husk. Though it appears closed on three sides, the glass façade at the site’s northwest elevation opens the house to its surroundings.
Posted by: Audrey Tempelsman on Apr 16, 08 at 03:00 PM PDT
