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Wohnhaus in Stuttgart
Modern Renovated and Extended Residence in Germany ? design by Holzer Architekten
5 Feb 2018
Wohnhaus
Architects: Holzer Architekten
Location: Stuttgart, Germany
Renovation and extension of a semi-detached Wohnhaus

Photos: Zooey Braun
Houses that were built in the 20ies usually have quiet a reasonable floor plan and a solid substance – walls made out of brickwork and ceilings supported by wood beam constructions. But nowadays those spaces don?t fit modern family?s needs anymore ? there is a higher claim for comfort and regarding the layout of living spaces in general.

With these approaches a family of 5 bought a house in the suburbs of Stuttgart in the year of 2012. They planned to completely redo the semi-detached house and expand the space with an extra room on both the ground floor and the first floor. All electrical and technical installations were upgraded to modern standards, the outside facades were isolated and to follow the current Energy Conversation Act all windows were replaced with newer ones.
Aside from major technical improvements the living space on the ground floor was rearranged completely. Two of the existing interior walls were tore down do create a much more open layout. Typical for houses built around 1920 is a layout of small, closed up rooms for each utility like kitchen, dinging room and living room. The clients wanted to have one ...