Protecting, treating and valuing history. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz
25/04/2024.
[Colonia Niehl] Germany
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Architect Till Robin Kurz has completed a single-family home on the left bank of the Rhine, in the former farming and fishing village of Cologne Niehl, an area north of Cologne, in Germany. The project reformed an old single-story fishermen's house that needed to be adapted to the current needs of its new occupants.
The manual and careful intervention, in the building, manages to maintain a strong connection with the history of the place. The old stones of the building were cleaned and placed as cladding in the new home. With approximately 170 years of experience, the architect transfers to the project a concept of sustainable transformation with which it acquires an artisanal value that follows the "cradle to cradle" principle.
The manual and careful intervention, in the building, manages to maintain a strong connection with the history of the place. The old stones of the building were cleaned and placed as cladding in the new home. With approximately 170 years of experience, the architect transfers to the project a concept of sustainable transformation with which it acquires an artisanal value that follows the "cradle to cradle" principle.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
Site plan. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
Ground floor plan. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
First floor plan. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
Second floor plan. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
Sections. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
Sections. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
Sections. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
Sections. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
Sections. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
Sections. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
North elevation. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
West elevation. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
South elevation. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
Space sequence. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
Space sequence. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
Space sequence. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
Space sequence. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
Space sequence. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
Space sequence. K18 House by Till Robin Kurz.
The project by Till Robin Kurz consists of the intervention of a building that, through a series of precisely designed spatial sequences, is presented as a residential building with small dimensions and areas enriched by a great spatial amplitude, demonstrating how a work of these features can obtain a generous spatial vision through the inclusion of outdoor space as the main idea of the project.
Following a clear concept focused on sustainability, historical value, and its resilient capacity, for its interior comfort the home has a heat pump that obtains heat geothermally, this being one of the keys to the project. On the outside, an existing patio acts as a transition space with the alley, favoring its urban integration.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.Following a clear concept focused on sustainability, historical value, and its resilient capacity, for its interior comfort the home has a heat pump that obtains heat geothermally, this being one of the keys to the project. On the outside, an existing patio acts as a transition space with the alley, favoring its urban integration.
Project description by Till Robin Kurz
The single-family house at Katzengasse 18 is located on the left bank of the Rhine in the former farmer and fishing village of Cologne Niehl. It replaces a single-storey fisherman's house from the middle of the 19th century, which could not meet today's requirements for a single-family house. In contrast to its predecessor, the house was set back by about 4 metres from the northern boundary of the property. This creates a small courtyard that mediates between the house and the alley. The urban reorganization in terms of location and eaves height will strengthen the "urban space" of Katzengasse.
Field Burnstones
During the dismantling of the previous building by hand by the architect, about 10,000 old field fire stones were cleaned and later reinstalled as facing shells in the new building. The approximately 170-year-old material was transferred to the new building according to the "cradle to cradle" principle in order to create a strong connection to the history of the place and thus transform the past in a sustainable way.
K18 House by Till Robin Kurz. Photograph by Robinson Tilly.
Concept
The K18 house, with its precisely designed spatial sequences, which are preceded by deliberate theories of spatial experience, prototypically demonstrates how a residential building with small dimensions and areas appears generous through the inclusion of outdoor space and a clear concept.
Energetic concept
The house K18 is geothermally heated with a brine-water heat pump. A fresh water station with a buffer tank is used for hot water heating, which preheats the hot water with the heating water via a heat exchanger.
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Architects
Collaborators
Structural engineer.- Ertl Tragwerk GmbH & Co.KG, Bonn Germany.
Client
Analena Schwarz.
Area
Plot.- 136 sqm.
Living area.- 92 sqm.
Additional usable area basement.- 10 sqm.
Living area.- 92 sqm.
Additional usable area basement.- 10 sqm.
Dates
2021.
Location
Cologne, Germany.
Photography
Robinson Tilly.
Till Robin Kurz
Till Robin Kurz, born in Stuttgart, studied architecture from 1995 to 2002 at FH Köln, after which he developed his professional activity independently. It was in 2014 when he created his own studio, where he works while combining his teaching work at the Faculty of Architecture and Design at the university where he studied and where he has been a professor since 2018.
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