House Boder
(Rottenmann, Austria), 2000-2001

Program:	Low budget House extension, private
Client:	DI Josef Koppelhuber
With:	Gerlinde Arztmann
Consultants:	wood construction and carpentry: Pitzer-Huber GmbH, Rottenmann, Austria
Size/Area:	150 m²
Copyright Photos:	Hermann Seidl

The low budget for the project required an effective de-typologinization (Enttypologisierung) of the existing build substance. Laminated wooden frames bridge the distance to the old stone house – the sections vary in length, creating a wooden, bent façade which pulls visitors around the corner, and changes its direction when the entrance appears. The inside becomes outside, the façade serves as an orientation guide, and separates the interior and encloses exterior spaces.