Swiss practice Freiluft has inserted a branching concrete structure inside an old barn in Switzerland's Emmental valley, as part of its conversion into a pair of apartments.
The Bern-based studio led by Matthias Zuckschwerdt, Alexander Grünig and Martin Klopfenstein designed the concrete "tree" not only to provide structural support for the roof of the ageing barn but a series of new rooms within it.
该结构用边缘弯曲的混凝土模板组成,在住宅内部创造了拱形门道。
混凝土柱延伸至建筑物一端的三层,创建了一个包含楼梯、浴室和厨房的服务空间。
The structure is made up from slabs of board-marked concrete with curving edges that create arching doorways within the residence.
The concrete core extends through three floors at one end of the building and operates as a service island containing stairs, bathrooms and the kitchen.
“对我们来说,房子需要一些粗糙和直接的东西,用前仓和干草棚可以建立起它自己的世界,”建筑师解释说。
"For us, the house needed something rough and immediate, something that could build up its own world in the former barn and hayloft," explained the architects.
“混凝土柱穿过三层楼板并支撑起旧屋顶,”他们补充说。
“除了它的结构品质,它还拥有浴室和厨房空间,以及内阁和存储空间。”
"A concrete object now cuts through all three floors and supports the old roof," they added.
"In addition to its structural qualities, it holds all the bathrooms and kitchen accommodations, as well as cabinets and storage space."
同时地板也用混凝土模板制作,用混凝土建成核心的墙面和橱柜铺设了桦木胶合板。
While the floors are also made from board-marked concrete, the walls and cabinetry built into the concrete core are made from birch plywood.
Internal windows overlook a triple-height hallway in the centre of the barn, where areas of the original walls are left exposed to reveal a patchwork of stonework, brick and aged timber boarding.
Berlin architect Thomas Kroeger used a similar patchwork of materials when he converted an old cowshed into holiday home and guest house featuring a combination of new and original woodwork and brick.
Photography is by David Aebi.
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项目信息
建筑设计:Freiluft
工程师:WAM Planners and Engineers
Project credits:
Architecture: Freiluft
Engineers: WAM Planners and Engineers