In Baierbrunn near Munich, a trapezoidal plot of land on a steep hillside with its initially challenging conditions has contributed to a very individually designed building. We took advantage of the circumstances to translate them into a well thought-out split-level concept with a staggered floor. The building rights are used to the maximum in order to generate as much living space as possible for the young resident family.
The split levels can be seen in their external appearance as parts of the building that are offset in height from one another, which gives the building an exciting height development and allows the individual facade surfaces to be designed in a differentiated manner. The ground floor is characterized by an airy, delicate transparency with large sliding door elements; on the upper floors, large window openings, framed by wooden slatted cladding, sit in the façade surfaces.
The outdoor area, whose terrain inspired the staggered levels, now benefits significantly from being able to be used at different altitudes and directions. The large, partially covered southeast terrace attached to the dining area invites to have breakfast in the sun. Set down three steps, a pool with a sun deck adjoins the terrace. There is another terrace connected to the living area on the west side. Cut into the slope, it lies quietly and sheltered behind the house with a view of the lush green.
You enter the building on the cooking and eating level, where a large kitchen-living room with an adjoining dining area is located around a small functional core with an integrated cloakroom and toilet.
The next adjacent split level can be reached via a few steps. Here is the living room and a library area. It is set off by a step and is spatially shielded by the fireplace. It offers a quiet reading corner as a retreat.
Another level above you reach an open family room, around which there are three children's rooms and a bathroom and which represents the junction to the offset level of the separate but open parent area with bedroom, dressing room and bathroom.
Surrounded on almost all sides by a roof terrace, the top level, set back as a staggered floor, houses a multifunctional room. From the very top, a large skylight floods the open staircase.
The split-level staggering also continues into the basement. Building technology, utility, hobby and guest rooms are lit according to their use and distributed across the levels according to their function.
The energy concept of the house is based on heat generation using an air source heat pump; a PV system makes a significant contribution to generating electricity. The “smart home” with controlled living space ventilation with heat recovery is very well positioned from a technical and sustainability perspective.