Dupli Casa / J. Mayer H. Architects

Jan 2009

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Architects: J. MAYER H. Architects
Location: Ludwigsburg, Germany
Project Architects: Georg Schmidthals, Thorsten Blatter
Project Team: Juergen Mayer H., Simon Takasaki, Andre Santer, Sebastian Finckh
Project Year: 2005-2008
Site Area: 6,900 sq
Constructed Area: 569 sq
Architect on site: AB Wiesler, Stuttgart
Structural Engineers: Dieter Kubasch, Ditzingen und IB Rainer Klein, Sachsenheim
Service Engineers: IB Hans Wagner, Filderstadt
Landscape Architects: Büro Klaus Wiederkehr, Nürtingen
Photographs: David Franck

The geometry of the building is based on the footprint of the house that previously was located on the site. Originally built in 1984 and with many extensions and modifications since then, the new building echoes the “family archaeology” by duplication and rotation.

Lifted up, it creates a semi-public space on ground level between two layers of discretion. The skin of the villa performs a sophisticated connection between inside and outside and offers spectacular views onto the old town of Marbach and the German national literature archive on the other side of the Neckar valley.

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Cite:
Baraona Pohl , Ethel . "Dupli Casa / J. Mayer H. Architects" 26 Jan 2009. ArchDaily. Accessed 09 Feb 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/11807>

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Olé says:

Yes please!

# January 26, 2009 at 09:25

Cesar Castro says:

I had a funny feeling about this house: I wasn’t sure if the images were renders or real pictures. Seems as if the designer exagerate the artificial condition of the project throught the shapes and finishings.

Substance imitating the virtuality? I don’t know, but I like it!

# January 26, 2009 at 09:27

Contemporary Art says:

It’s very dramatic, I like it. I wonder how it will age, though.–
http://www.contemporaryartdaily.com

# January 26, 2009 at 10:01

modina says:

i dont mind

# January 26, 2009 at 11:06

sinse says:

You have to give them credit though. This is one of those projects that, against all odds, it ended up looking good.

# January 26, 2009 at 12:13

Jeison says:

Agree on wondering about how it´s going to age. In fact, I wonder if this design won´t be dated soon…

# January 26, 2009 at 12:17

Carlo says:

havent we seen enough lounge chairs and verner panton chairs?

# January 26, 2009 at 12:25

vision says:

a true classic.

# January 26, 2009 at 12:32

amelie says:

Niemeyer did that better 30 years ago / Vintage-futur is so boring, so accademic as a new opus of postmodern / a

# January 26, 2009 at 13:16

Frix says:

amélie, j’ignore qui de toi ou du vintage-futur est le plus chiant; une chose est sure, tu as de quoi te défendre.

# January 26, 2009 at 13:24

anavic says:

What if you answer to this person in her language? I’m spanish, but as far as I understand English, I can write it as well ;)

# October 21, 2009 at 10:53

Joe says:

Somebody’s Mommy didn’t let her son play enough in the sandbox with the other kids when he was growing up.

# January 26, 2009 at 15:59

cheese says:

so is this thing built?
i can never tell as there are never any people shown or any indication of it being renderings. ..

# January 26, 2009 at 17:15

Stan says:

We all love this eyecandy and these are some better photographs or more view than I have seen on other blogs. This is the first time I have been able to see certain things that make me sure this is not just a great 3d rendering. Still this is a triumph of surface treatment and detail. It would be a fascinating story to see construction process photos and details. It would further the cause of architecture. I doubt we will ever see such depth of reporting – even in Arch Record. It is a shame we focus on image and just image.

# January 26, 2009 at 17:24

helen says:

i agree. construction images would be amazing! the surfaces are flawlessly executed

# October 21, 2009 at 15:46

Met says:

Looks more like a museum to me. Even interior renders shows that house features some excellent exhibition spaces.

How many people live in this structure? What kind of users are they? What about sustainability? If everyone would live in a houses like this, where would we be? We have chance here to see many successfull realisations of this kind (“exclusive”) of housing, but this is not one of them.

Sublimed, great structure, great form, great spaces, wrong function.

# January 26, 2009 at 18:09

RS says:

Wasn’t this posted before

# January 27, 2009 at 01:41

klaas jan says:

very unreal! like a ufo.
nice details!

# January 27, 2009 at 08:09

CapreeK says:

Wow! Calling this a ‘gorgeous home’ is an understatement! Amazing photography by Mr. Franck as well!

# February 6, 2009 at 20:40

These are renderings. The interior shots are nice, but the exterior renderings aren’t that impressive, except for maybe the grass.

# February 6, 2009 at 22:40

ray says:

One or two shots are really impressive. the rest is ok, but the forms are very nice, little bit like paris in the 1980…

# February 8, 2009 at 06:53

Philip says:

Stunning, how much to build?

# February 12, 2009 at 15:00

asteriod says:

what can wo learn from this??

# March 6, 2009 at 21:12

Nikanor says:

Дом мечты!!!

# April 26, 2009 at 13:04

CMO ARCH says:

These are not renderings, I won’t believe it! Beautiful spaces, and there is nothing wrong with looking at image…the question is how does the image make you feel. Cause in the end if you are standing there, you could care less what the process was, because you will see that same thing and feel that same thing. It’s an incredible piece, built or not.

# May 7, 2009 at 12:01

Ralf says:

Good design, but big and void spaces is a trend?

# May 31, 2009 at 09:12

Alexhe says:

what kind of material did they use for exterior wall, it looks so white and clean, and how to maintain?

# June 23, 2009 at 23:35

I guess it looks clean know, just done.

# October 21, 2009 at 11:23

johnny says:

These are NOT renderings, anyone can see that.
Amazing project. I’ve shown this to many people and without exception the first word out of everyone’s mouth has been, “Wow,”

# June 28, 2009 at 18:04

Fabio says:

This house is inspiring to look at, BUT I dont know if I would like to live in it myself .. I feel I would get bored very quickly. Also, for such a dynamic formal language I was expecting the plan to be less rigid. Turned out to be a very regular home for me… with some tuning around the edges..

# July 4, 2009 at 09:01

james says: