House Spiess is an extraordinary single-family house located in Taufers im Münstertal, Italy, designed in 2020 by Modunita Architects.

Description
The house Spiess is an extraordinary single-family house in Taufers i.M. in South Tyrol (Italy).
There was an existing house and an agricultural building on the site. Due to the very poor condition, it was decided to demolish the entire inventory.
The new building should, however, be reminiscent of the existing building and should adapt to the surrounding landscape and building traditions and still become a modern residential building. Like the existing buildings, the new building was to be oriented with the main facade parallel to the street and facing south-east.
The outer facade is characterized by the larch slats. Thanks to this wooden facade and its shape, the structure blends in clearly with the local structure. The slats offer privacy from the outside through the large window fronts and at the same time they allow an almost unobstructed panoramic view over the town of Taufers and the Münstertal. In addition, the house was designed in such a way that the sun heats up the rooms in winter and that its radiation is weakened in summer due to the angle.
The concept of the three-storey building was above all the openness and privacy and the harmony between them.
The building is accessed via the existing street and the first floor. On the first floor there is the entrance area with a cloakroom, a garage with 2...