House with an Eye

Environment Design
Written By Global Summit Association

Residential house addition in Zurich, Switzerland.

Sustainable construction using prefabricated, insulated wooden panels, assembled within 5 hours on site using a mobile crane.

Usage of local materials (pine wood) and local craftsmen, no chemical treatments of the wood.

Solar panels on the rooftop + heat pump provide electric energy and hot water.

Digital art applied to the building facade: 3d shadow relief, made with a CNC-cutting machine.

Facade planks cast a shadow of a closed eye in the morning and an open eye in the afternoon, giving a "living" effect to the exterior skin.

 

Studio Anna Jach GmbH

Studio Anna Jach GmbH is a multidisciplinary architecture, design and art practice established in Zurich, Switzerland in 2012.

Founded on over twenty-five years of work experience on projects of various scales, from highrise buildings, bridges, and cultural buildings to house renovations and interior design, our studio understands architecture as a process of shaping the cultural, social and physical environment. Due to the dramatic climate changes in the previous years, we put our strong focus on ecology, sustainability, re-use of materials and reduction of construction waste.

 
 
 

Credits

Client: -

Manufacturer: Holzbau Oberholzer GmbH

Brand: -

Designer: Studio Anna Jach GmbH

Country: Switzerland

Photographs: © Alexandre Kapellos

 
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