Remstal Gartenschau 2019. White House by J. Mayer H

The J. Mayer H. firm designed one of the 16 stations that form part of Remstal Gartenschau 2019, in Germany. A sculpture that explores a contemporary interpretation of a classic gable roof house.

J. Mayer H. seeks with the sculpture to generate a dialogue with the surrounding houses and nature. The "section" disintegrates outwards into a kind of puzzle piece in which the visitor can sit and contemplate the river and its surroundings.

Description of project by J. Mayer H.

“White Houses” are 16 stations by 16 architects along the river Rems, curated by Jórunn Ragnarsdóttir. As part of Remstal Gartenschau 2019 and inaugurated in early May, J.MAYER.H designed a walk-through building sculpture for the city of Waiblingen.

The diagrammatic concept of the sculpture explores a contemporary interpretation of a classic house form with a saddle roof that dissolves. Placed on the northern tip of the Schwaneninsel and in dialogue with the surrounding historic buildings and the lush nature along the river, the house transforms from a solid wall into a fluid space.

At the beginning of the transformation, the building is reduced to a single section. Then the “wall of the house” disintegrates from the inside out into individual puzzle pieces that fuse into larger seating elements. The generous opening of the White House frames the surroundings and creates a space for contemplation.

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Rendering. Remstal Gartenschau 2019. White House by J. Mayer H.

Process. Remstal Gartenschau 2019. White House by J. Mayer H.

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Architects

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J. MAYER H.

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Design team

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J. MAYER H. and Partner, Architekten mbB Jürgen Mayer H., Mael Kang

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Client

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Remstal Gartenschau 2019 GmbH / 16 stations

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May 2019

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Location

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Waiblingen, Germany

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David Franck

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.