Dupli.Casa - House near Ludwigsburg, GermanyDesign : J. MAYER H. Architects
Project Architects: Georg Schmidthals, Thorsten BlatterTeam: Juergen Mayer H., Simon Takasaki, Andre Santer, Sebastian Finckh
Project: 2005-07
Completion: 2008
Client: Private
Photographs:
David Franck Photographie
Claude-Dornier-Str.25
D - 73760 Ostfildern
+49-711-5090740
www.davidfranck.deArchitect on Site: AB Wiesler, Stuttgart
Structural Engineer: Dieter Kubasch, Ditzingen und IB Rainer Klein, Sachsenheim
Service Engineers: IB Hans Wagner, Filderstadt
Building Physics: IB Dr. Schaecke und Bayer, Waiblingen-Hegnach
Function: Private House, near Ludwigsburg, Germany
Site area: 6900 m2
Building area: 569 m2
Total floor area: 1190 m2
Number of floors: 3
Height of the building: 12.2 m
Structure: Ferroconcrete, brick, roof: timber
Principal exterior material: aerated concrete with plaster, glass
Principal interior material: wood panelling, plaster, parquet flooring
Designing period: 02/05 – 06/08
Construction period: 02/06 – 08/08
Fotographer: David Franck
The geometry of the building is based on the footprint of the house that previously was located on the site. Originally built in 1984 and with many extensions and modifications since then, the new building echoes the „family archaeology“ by duplication and rotation. Lifted up, it creates a semi-public space on ground level between two layers of discretion. The skin of the villa performs a sophisticated connection between inside and outside and offers spectacular views onto the old town of Marbach and the German national literature archive on the other side of the Neckar valley.
