House C is a two-story low budget single-family house for a family of 5 in Ziefen, a village near Basel, Switzerland.

Architects: HHF

Location: Ziefen, Switzerland

Area: 668.0 sqm

Project Year: 2014

Photographs: Tom Bisig

Team: HERLACH HARTMANN FROMMENWILER with Markus Leixner

Client: Private

General Contractor: GGS AG Holzbau

Gross Floor Area: 205 m2

Site Area: 525 m2

Building Volume: 668 m3

© Tom Bisig

From the architect. House C is a two-story low budget single-family house for a family of 5 in Ziefen, a village near Basel, Switzerland.The cube and wooden construction can be described as a contemporary variation of a half-timbered farmhouse with a simple distributed standard sized wooden structure. The compact volume is based on a square, insulated partly with an attached layer of unheated spaces on two of its sides. These unheated spaces offer a large porch, a loggia, a wardrobe, boiler room and storage.
© Tom Bisig

The simple plan is organized by a centrally located, load-bearing concrete staircase. The staircase divides the space into a more public and a more private area. The rough use of materials like wood and concrete and the consistent use of industrial materials adjusted to the project's needs, enabled the reduction o...