Holzmann Waldshut

The residential building from the 1930s, which was still partly equipped with the original fixtures from that time, was to be structurally renovated and adapted to the usage requirements of the new owners. With their design, the architects Klaus, Andy and Kathrin Keller developed an open spatial structure from the existing floor plan and brought out hidden qualities with adapted and altered room proportions, with new connections and openings within the house as well as in relation to the garden and the surroundings. The symmetrical and stately exterior of the house was cleaned up and "sharpened" inside to such an extent that the volume of the house and the symmetries also become comprehensible within the building. The clarity and "calmness" gained from the new floor plan structure can be felt on both living floors. Narrow corridors and hallways were transformed into larger, directly interconnected rooms that can be used in a variety of ways. A flowing spatial continuum, visual references, openings and visual axes were decisive for the design. In combination with sliding and swing doors, an adaptable and changeable home was created both in terms of use and spatial effect. The existing enfilade in an east-west direction was supplemented by a second one in a north-south direction. The new solid wooden floorboards on the ground floor and attic underline the feeling and atmosphere of an old villa on the one hand, and on the other hand they support the generosity of the new room structure through their dimensions.