House with Three Eyes is a beautiful summer house located in Austria, designed in 2017 by Architekten Innauer Matt.

Description
The Summer?s family home is located on the edge of a forest on a small plateau above Weiler, outside the village centre at the end of a steep path. Only a handful of farmers settled in the area over the centuries. Following tradition and their common sense, they all used timber to build their farmhouses.
The Summer?s new house replaces an old building. The former farm ? and farming as such ? were abandoned half a century ago. Over the years, the empty building was badly affected by wind and weather and could not be saved.
In the planning, the challenge was to adhere to the restrictions to building volume determined by the preceding building. We made full use of the building?s cubature and, as a reference to the former building, added a characteristic cross gable. The owners? wish for some private exterior space made things even a little more tricky. At the end of our design process we came up with this home for four people, complete with cellar, hobby room, technical and storage rooms and a garage for 3 cars. The living rooms comprise two floors at the face side of the house, looking out into the Rhine valley. The integrated terrace outside the kitchen/dining area gives access to the garden with its fountain and shed. Inside, a narrow staircase leads to the living room on the upper floor, the heart of the house. The large, lofty, open-pla...