House on a North Sea Island, Wyk auf Föhr, German Modern Residential Architecture, Images
House on Wyk auf Föhr Island, Germany
9 Nov 2020
House on a North Sea Island, Wyk auf Föhr
Location: Wyk auf Föhr, Germany
Design: HUBSCHMITZ Architekten
House on a North Sea Island
HUBSCHMITZ Architekten have completed an exclusive holiday villa on the North Sea Island of Föhr.

– A married couple was the dream client:

The clients wanted a house that expressed their attachment to the region and traditional north Frisian culture, which was bold and self-confident, and which was rooted in the present. The house needed to fulfill the very highest standards of exclusivity and of architectural and tactile quality, without appearing brash or overbearing.
Its position directly on the coast with a large underground car park (six spaces, with a waterproof seal for storm tides) and highly sophisticated, but at the same time unobtrusive technical installations, mean that the house has had to meet the highest construction standards.

The clients deserve great respect for insisting on the utmost architectural quality. When it came to the architects? suggestions for materials, appropriate proportions, and artistic expression, the clients not only followed willingly but also challenge and supported the architects wherever they could.
-Location and typological origin:

The primary architecture concept is based on the local architectural roots, the typical Frisian farmhouses. The design o...