Private topography layers. Residence n. n by J. Mayer H
26/10/2019.
[River Moskva] Russia
metalocus, MATÍAS GONZÁLEZ
metalocus, MATÍAS GONZÁLEZ
The architectural firm of J.Mayer H. was commissioned to design this impressive private home of 5,300 square meters in a rural area near the bank of the Moscova River. A house raised as an exploration between the ideas of privacy and visibility.
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Residence n. n by J. Mayer H. Photograph by Ilya Ivanov
Ground floor plan. Residence n. n by J. Mayer H.
First floor plan. Residence n. n by J. Mayer H.
Roof floor plan. Residence n. n by J. Mayer H.
Concept diagram. Residence n. n by J. Mayer H.
Concept diagram. Residence n. n by J. Mayer H.
J.Mayer H. designed a the geometry of the floor plans fuses the building with the ground it is located on by removing individual layers and creates spaces between the strata.
The cross-section shows a rich variance between the floors, and the internal links and gradual transitions toward the outside develop open layers for a flexible and programmatic organization of space.
The undulating edges of the building create a soft transition between architecture and nature. The distance from the river is observed and protected by the natural water reservoir. The family’s private rooms are located deep inside the building and remain undisclosed. The bedrooms on the upper floors have direct access to the garden via the ramp-like green roofs.
The cross-section shows a rich variance between the floors, and the internal links and gradual transitions toward the outside develop open layers for a flexible and programmatic organization of space.
The undulating edges of the building create a soft transition between architecture and nature. The distance from the river is observed and protected by the natural water reservoir. The family’s private rooms are located deep inside the building and remain undisclosed. The bedrooms on the upper floors have direct access to the garden via the ramp-like green roofs.
Project description by J.Mayer H.
n.n. represents a spatial exploration between concealment and exposure. This layered topography blurs the line separating landscape and construction. It is the private residence of a family in a rural area along the River Moskva. The geometry of the floor plan fuses the building with the ground it is located on by removing individual layers and creates spaces between the strata. A cross-section shows a rich variance between the floors, and the internal links and gradual transitions toward the outside develop open layers for a flexible and programmatic organization of space.
The ambivalence of privacy and openness is modulated in various states between gentle hills and closed air spaces. By way of the building’s cantilevered and curved stories, a very wide range of transitions is formed between inside and outside, featuring constructed nature like climbing walls and pools, designed gardens and landscaped areas, as well as untouched nature.
The distance from the river is observed and protected by the natural water reservoir. The greened roofs and dense floors create a better interior climate by way of surface evaporation and heat buffer capacities for heating and cooling. The glazed façade around the entire building brings a great deal of daylight into the building and interlinks the interior with the garden. The entire topography of the plot is arranged as a half-pipe so that it rises at the edges of the plot hiding the view of the neighbors. The family’s private rooms are located deep inside the building and remain undisclosed. The bedrooms on the upper floors have direct access to the garden via the ramp-like green roofs. The undulating edges of the building create a soft transition between architecture and nature.
n.n. ́s topography of privacy melts into the patterns of the rural landscape. Its edges are fuzzy, blurry, undulated fringes peeling off from the ground. It is camouflage from the air and an extravagant neighbor on the ground.
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Architects
Jürgen Mayer H. Partner in Charge.- Jürgen Mayer H. Project Architect.- Max Margorskyi.
Project Team
Bart van den Hoven, Jesko M. Johnsson-Zahn, Paul Konrad, Baptiste Rouit, Gilian Shaffer.
Collaborators
Architect on Site.- Alexander Erman architecture & design. Landscape Architect
Mikhail Kozlov with the participation of Tatiana Skibo, Maria Khokhlova. Planting design.- Natureform. Landscape Lighting Design.- Anna Kharchenkova. Fountains and artificial ponds engineering.- Green Brothers. Structural design landscape elements.- Arkont.
Client
Private
Dates
2014-2019
Area
5,300.00 m²
Photography
Jürgen MAYER H.
Jürgen Mayer H. Founded in 1996 in Berlin, Germany, J. MAYER H Architects’ studio, focuses on works at the intersection of architecture, communication and new technology. From urban planning schemes and buildings to installation work and objects with new materials, the relationship between the human body, technology and nature form the background for a new production of space.
Jürgen Mayer H. is the founder and principal of this crossdisciplinairy studio. He studied at Stuttgart University, The Cooper Union and Princeton Universtiy. His work has been published and exhibited worldwide and is part of numerous collections including MoMA New York and SF MoMA. National and international awards include the Mies-van-der-Rohe-Award-Emerging-Architect-Special-Mention-2003 ,Winner Holcim Award Bronze 2005 and Winner Audi Urban Future Award 2010. Jürgen Mayer H. has taught at Princeton University, University of the Arts Berlin, Harvard University, Kunsthochschule Berlin, the Architectural Association in London, the Columbia University, New York and at the University of Toronto, Canada.
Photograph.- Jens Passoth
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