House P is a holiday home for a family of seven from Hamburg. The house takes ques from traditional Allgäu architecture, but results in a unique, contemporary building.

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Architects: Yonder ? Architektur Und Design

Location: Weiler im Allgäu, 88171 Weiler-Simmerberg, Germany

Project Leaders: Benedikt Bosch, Katja Knaus

Design Team: Leonhard Clemens, Felix Krummlauf

Area: 249.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Brigida Gonzalez , Rena Lorenz

Structural Framework: Structure GMBH

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From the architect. House P is a holiday home for a family of seven from Hamburg. The house takes ques from traditional Allgäu architecture, but results in a unique, contemporary building.
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Plan 1

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House P?s geometry was generated by maximizing the property?s allowable building envelope, a classic Allgäu House with a shallow gabled roof and a full lower level, and then slicing an oblique section from that volume along its center axis. From one building emerge two: a house and a storage shed. The space between offers the family a protected courtyard for outdoor activities. The resulting slanted rear facade together with a can...