Behind the peripheral developments around a civic park in Nuremberg, the architect erected a new house for his family. Situated on land formerly occupied by a metalworking shop, the structure takes up roughly a third of the 450 m2 site. The development is enclosed on three sides by firewalls, with the basement extending over the full area within them. On the long west face, the house is set back three metres from the free-standing firewall to allow adequate daylighting. Clad with preoxidized-steel sheeting, the wall rises almost to the full height of the building.