Embedded in the mellow, undulating landscape of Southern Styria sits Haus T, right on top of a hill, where it naturally blends in with the surrounding vineyards. Due to materiality and formal restraint, it forms a whole with the countryside as it stands confidently on the edge, gable facing the valley.

© Simon Oberhofer

Architects: Atelier Ulrike Tinnacher

Location: 8462 Gamlitz, Austria

Area: 170.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Simon Oberhofer

© Simon Oberhofer

Embedded in the mellow, undulating landscape of Southern Styria sits Haus T, right on top of a hill, where it naturally blends in with the surrounding vineyards. Due to materiality and formal restraint, it forms a whole with the countryside as it stands confidently on the edge, gable facing the valley.
Site Plan

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The small vintner?s house, which used to be the wine press house until early in the 20th century, served as starting point for the single-family detached home. The historical vaulted cellar is made of stone and more than 400 years old. Therefore, it is the oldest part of the house, which was remodelled in the 1960?s and had been uninhabited in the last few years. The building-owners, two winegrowers, decided to make the old vintner?s house their retirement home, as the nearby vineyard has been their...