House M is a detached town house in the middle of Berlin for an academic Japanese-German family. The rectangular site stretches 15 m along the road in the west and extends 40 m to the east. The building is integrated into the existing context of urban villas by its street view as wooden façade.

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Architects: Peter Ruge Architekten

Location: Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany

Design Team: Peter Ruge, Kayoko Uchiyama, Matthias Matschewski, Jan Müllender, Alejandra Pérez Siller

Area: 324.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Ira Efremova

Structural Engineering: Peter Raschka Consultants

Mechanical & Electrical: Ib blauth Ingenieurbüro
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From the architect. House M is a detached town house in the middle of Berlin for an academic Japanese-German family. The rectangular site stretches 15 m along the road in the west and extends 40 m to the east. The building is integrated into the existing context of urban villas by its street view as wooden façade.

© Ira Efremova

With their living experiences on three continents, the clients emphasized the need for three main ideas for their home.

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Floor Plan

To optimize the natural light and air conditions, the building is orientated to the south ...