Retirement Retreat in the Allgäu

Architecture
Yonder – Architektur und Design
Project team
Benedikt Bosch
Katja Knaus
Johannes Wigand
Frida Ruppe
Structural engineering
Merz Kley Partner
TK Ingenieure
Building physics
Huber & Dieterle
Timber construction
Holzbau Forster
Armin Briegel
Landscape architecture
Walter Zwisler Erdbewegungen
Garten- & Natursteinarbeiten Martin Maurer
Dry wall construction
Jarde Bauunternehmen
Wall and ceiling coverings
Spenglerei Proba
Ceramica Vogue
Window fitter
Fensterbau Feuerstein
Electrical engineering
Eugen Kempter
Blinds
FlaWa-Sonnenschutztechnik
Roof
Prefa
HVAC equipment
Viessmann
Sanitary equipment
Vallone
Fittings
Hansgrohe
Lighting
Jung
Georg Bechter Licht
Louis Poulsen
© Brigida González
© Brigida González
© Brigida González
© Brigida González
© Brigida González
© Brigida González
© Brigida González
© Brigida González
© Brigida González
© Brigida González

Wood surfaces characterise the residence built by a couple from Berlin for their retirement in the small community of Oberreute in the Allgäu. On the exterior, spruce siding and wood panels with blue-green glazed finish provide protection from the weather. In the interior, cross laminated timber defines the impression of spaces. It was clear from the beginning that the house was supposed to be a modern timber structure that combines traditional materials from the mountain region and a clear language of forms. The clients found inspiration in a house by Studio Yonder that they discovered during a walk through the area. The decision was made early on to commission the young office from Stuttgart to create their new home.