https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/2913 en-us A Munich-based duo strives to make connections between new structures and their contexts, allowing space for collective interaction.

]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14090 Mon, 03 Jun 2019 09:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14090-design-vanguard-2019-pool-leber Kult Museum and Cultural Center The project sensitively integrates itself with its Medieval context in Vreden, in northern Germany, while establishing a contemporary landmark. Two new structures clad with local bricks, which gently change in color, have been added to four existing ones, shaping a complex that spans from the 14th century to the present. Interiors are dominated by board-formed concrete. Photo © Brigida González  Kult Museum and Cultural Center The project sensitively integrates itself with its Medieval context in Vreden, in northern Germany, while establishing a contemporary landmark. Two new structures clad with local bricks, which gently change in color, have been added to four existing ones, shaping a complex that spans from the 14th century to the present. Interiors are dominated by board-formed concrete. Photo © Brigida González  1906-Design-Vanguard-pool-leber-04.jpg Wohnen Ohne Auto Translated as “Living Without a Car,” this cohousing project was developed in a process of participatory design with a community of future residents. Photo © Brigida González  Hillside House This house in Salem, in southern Germany, is a partial refurbishment of an old farmhouse, on a hillside overlooking a lake. Two new structures, a tower and a box-shaped volume, interlock with each other, increasing in height at a slope that echoes the hill’s. Photo © Sascha Kletzsch R11 Extension Two solid-wood stories were added to a multifamily residential building, creating a vibrant roofscape with angular overhanging windows and cutout balconies. Photo © Brigida González