The project amplifies the small living room of a row house built in 1940. The result is a dynamic space that connects the house to its garden.
The tight budget led to a pragmatic geometry which allowed us to remove as little as possible of the main structure of the building. The concrete structure of the first floor balcony is used as a beam supporting the walls of the upper floors. An acoustic insulation improves the quality of the new space.
A large new window, which always has the appearance of being slightly open, intensifies the relation between the inside and the outside.
Project
HHF
Program
Housig
Location
Basel, Switzerland
Commision
Direct Commission
Design and Construction
2004
Team
HERLACH HARTMANN FROMMENWILER
with Christoph Thüer
Client
Private
Photos
Tom Bisig
