The property is located in the middle of the Mühlviertel, in a beautiful south-west plot on the edge of a rural hamlet. Existing house is located in the nature, there is a free view over hills, forests, meadows.
Authors: mia2 Architektur ZT GmbH
Location: Oberneukirchen, Upper Austria
Year of completion: 2018
Type of the project: Renovation, Extension, Single family house, Timber structure Usable living area: 150 m²
Photographs: Kurt Hörbst
The good condition of the building and a largely functional foor plan of the existing holiday home led to the basic concept of RUNHERUM (from german: all around): the solid construction including the outer walls remained as the core, the missing areas and functions were supplemented as a circumferential extension in wood and glass. The gabled roof was removed, the garage demolished, some openings enlarged, others closed.
Otherwise, the inner structure remained the same, but merged with the second spatial layer all around, which envelops the existing structure as a varied development of openings and niches. The stand construction of the new outer wall sets the rhythm for this: wall units, washbasin and panoramic bathtub complement the bedroom; two dining areas – one facing south-east, one facing south-west – and the terrace in between connect through the former outer wall with the kitchen and sofa zone to form a spacious kitchen and living area; in the northwest, old and new make for a secluded cabinet for working or entertaining.
Doubled from almost 70 to a good 150 square meters, the new, open foor plan functions as a spatial continuum. There are no development areas, everything is living. The fact that there are two architectural layers of time in this residential building should be clearly noticeable. The solid walls of the existing house are consistently plastered and white, the extension is made of fr wood and glass thanks to the visible construction. In a cozy pastel green, the linoleum foor creates the common basis. The natural wood construction, black window frames and dark glazed maritime pine panels give the Rundherum a clearly structured facade image – an unpretentious appearance as a pavilion in the landscape.
