This private residence on the river Neckar is a perfect example of how different shapes and materials could combine in one project. Dupli Casa, designed by J. Mayer H. Architects, is located in Ludwigsburg, Germany. The residence looks futuristic due to its original geometric shapes and white facade.

Old House

Extraordinary design of the main structure flows into the base and blends harmoniously with the other functional extensions. What is interesting, the architecture of the building is based on the footprint of the previous house, built in 1884.

Concrete walls and wooden floors create connection between the modern and the old, the natural and the man-made and the inside and outside. The residence consists of tree levels and there are lots of panoramic windows which provide breathtaking views.

From the architect: 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.

Dupli Casa – Building Information

Architect on Site: AB Wiesler, Stuttgart

Structural Engineer: Dieter Kubasch, Ditzingen und IB Rainer Klein, Sachsenheim

Service Engineers: IB Hans Wagner, Filderstadt

Building Physics: IB Dr. Schaecke und Bayer, Waiblingen-Hegnach

Project Architects: Georg Schmidthals, Thorsten Blatter

Team: Juergen Mayer H., Simon Takasaki, Andre Santer, Sebastian Finckh

Project: 2005-07

Completion: 2008

Client: Private

Function: Private House, near Ludwigsburg, Germany

Site area: 6,900 m2

Building area: 569 m2

Total floor area: 1,190 m2

Number of floors: 3

Height of the building: 12.2 m

Structure: Ferroconcrete, brick, roof: timber

Principal exterior material: aerated concrete with plaster, glass

Principal interior material: wood panelling, plaster, parquet flooring

Designing period: 02/05 – 06/08

Construction period: 02/06 – 08/08



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