Haus Hoinka by Atelier Kaiser Shen resides in a german village
Atelier Kaiser Shen designs Haus Hoinka in Pfaffenhofen, Germany, revising the plan of residential building in rural areas. The house is situated in a small village characterised by half-timbered sixteenth and Seventeenth-century homes, a country church setting, and vineyards rising within the background. Because the village heart is being re-densified with residential buildings following a cubature typical for the area, this system attends to sustainable constructing building utilizing easy supplies that may be individually recycled.
The venture goals for a growth that applies pure and renewable uncooked supplies which may be re-introduced into the pure cycle. Bales of straw put up the principle framework whereas their combination with clay plaster serves as a thermal envelope for the flooring, ceiling, roof, and partitions.
The late Nineteenth-century building apply makes use of straw, a renewable and recyclable materials that’s consequently extra handy on each assets and has a decrease local weather affect than typical insulating supplies. The low-tech ingredient is sourced domestically, and its dealing with is easy. The bales of straw are pressed right into a wood framework to a thickness of 36.5 cm with any extra being trimmed off utilizing hedge cutters.
all photos by Brigida González
elevated wood monolith rests on a concrete cross
The design workforce goals for the applying of the straw bale building technique all through your complete framework, all six facades, the roof, and the ground slab. The home is raised by a complete ground to dispense with elaborate sealing whereas on the similar time nonetheless completely defending the straw bales within the ground slab from water. The compact construction rests on a concrete cross and 4 helps. When the wood shutters are closed, the quantity varieties the impression of an elevated wood monolith which generates a stark distinction to the open backyard degree.
Haus Hoinka subtly adopts each the grain and roof form of its setting, and with its staggered construction comprising a stone base and cantilevered wood constructing engages in a direct dialogue with the half-timbered homes within the heart of the village. The constructing structure affords a versatile ground plan appropriate for varied residing constellations, in addition to the opportunity of future modifications if wanted. The proposal demonstrates an alternate residential building in rural areas.
the photo voltaic modules of the PV roof kind the smallest unit and correspond with the grid of the skylights
on the east elevation, the cantilever construction exposes its wood kind and PV roof coating
the compact construction rests on a concrete cross and 4 helps
the home is elevated to guard the straw bales of the ‘base plate’ from water
