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An Uninspired Home in Germany Gets a Bright, Eco-Friendly Update

In Stuttgart, Germany, Behnisch Architekten gave a fogeyish pitched-roof house a facelift, removing interior walls, flattening the roof, and adding floor-to-ceiling windows, while reducing its overall carbon footprint in the process.

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One look at the original structure makes the architects' decision to add more portals for natural light self-explanatory.
One look at the original structure makes the architects' decision to add more portals for natural light self-explanatory.
Light streams into the bedroom through walls of floor-to-ceiling glass. The windows are triple-glazed, creating a tight, eco-friendly seal.
Light streams into the bedroom through walls of floor-to-ceiling glass. The windows are triple-glazed, creating a tight, eco-friendly seal.
The theme of openness and transparency carries through to the bathroom, which features an elegant freestanding tub.
The theme of openness and transparency carries through to the bathroom, which features an elegant freestanding tub.
Though the home is expansive, the team made certain to waste as little space as possible. Clever moments of storage, like this sliding shoe closet, abound.
Though the home is expansive, the team made certain to waste as little space as possible. Clever moments of storage, like this sliding shoe closet, abound.
Several interior walls were removed so light could penetrate the space more fully. Fiberboards made from recycled cardboard and newspaper fibers line the ceilings and floors.
Several interior walls were removed so light could penetrate the space more fully. Fiberboards made from recycled cardboard and newspaper fibers line the ceilings and floors.