The extension challenges the traditional nature of timber construction. Normally light- weight and fragile, added wall thickness to different areas results in a structure with a fluctuating sense of mass. The dynamic and varying nature of these environments is further enhanced by differing window arrangements and framing techniques. Frequently the windows are setback within the [...]

The museum is located in Marbach’s scenic park, on top of a rock plateau overlooking the valley of the Neckar River. Displaying artefacts from the extensive 20th century collection from the Archive for German Literature, notably the original manuscripts of Franz Kafka’s ‘The Trial’ and Alfred Döblin’s ‘Berlin Alexanderplatz’, the museum also provides panoramic views [...]

From outside, the house is characterized by cool, unique folded roof and walls. Within this two-story house, details simple and simply perfect. Minimum luxury unfinished, like rich wood floors and beautiful kitchen displays a timber of hot and cool stone tiles, surrounded by a wall of windows with a strike side of the pool. A [...]