The new family home in Regensburg cleverly masters this tightrope walk by deliberately small scale.

Planning/Construction Management: fabi architekten bda 
Interior Design: fabi architekten bda 
Static: IB Orthuber
 
Planning time: 10.2015 – 07.2016
Construction time: 11.2016 – 03.2018
Living space: 271 m²
Gross volume: 1.530 m³
Cost ( 300/400 ): k.A.
 
House technic: 
Air heat pump and gas condensing boiler
Photovoltaic system 6 KWp with electrical connection car
Controlled living space ventilation with heat recovery
KNX bus control
Switch range: Jung Zero
Lighting: Occhio, Tobias Grau, Vibia Sparks
Furniture: Vitra Eames Lounge Chair and Eames Plastic Chair, Saarinen dining table Knoll Int., sideboard Piure Line, Fittings: fabi architekten bda
Kitchen: Bulthaup b3
Sanitary: Alape, Duravit
Pool: Reps GmbH
Fittings: Vola, Herzbach

The house's main entry with concrete pavers leading to the main door made of glass with a concrete overhang. The front yard has a garden.
The house’s main entry with concrete pavers leading to the main door made of glass with a concrete overhang. The front yard has a garden.
The living area has a black upholstered sofa with a glass coffee table and a large TV over the floating cabinetry. The floor is white oiled oak wood planks, with exposed lights mounted on the ceiling and a horizontal window providing an outside view.
The living area has a black upholstered sofa with a glass coffee table and a large TV over the floating cabinetry. The floor is white oiled oak wood planks, with exposed lights mounted on the ceiling and a horizontal window providing an outside view.
The open layout of the living room and dining area separated by a multi-sided fireplace. The exposed concrete can be seen through the wall panel.
The open layout of the living room and dining area separated by a multi-sided fireplace. The exposed concrete can be seen through the wall panel.
Through the glass wall of the enclosed atrium, which opens on the corner to the pool and garden, the four separate cubes of the house can share a view.
Through the glass wall of the enclosed atrium, which opens on the corner to the pool and garden, the four separate cubes of the house can share a view.
The dining space features a round table with colorful chairs, a skylight that lets in lots of natural light, and an exposed concrete wall.
The dining space features a round table with colorful chairs, a skylight that lets in lots of natural light, and an exposed concrete wall.
The kitchen is simple and functional, with clean-lined fixtures. The island and cabinetry are entirely white, and the floor is made of white oiled oak wood.
The kitchen is simple and functional, with clean-lined fixtures. The island and cabinetry are entirely white, and the floor is made of white oiled oak wood.
The staircase stands as an oak wood sculpture in the entrance area, separated from the spatial continuum of the ground level by an exposed concrete wall panel.
The staircase stands as an oak wood sculpture in the entrance area, separated from the spatial continuum of the ground level by an exposed concrete wall panel.
A view of the upper floor's private living space with two bespoke chairs on an area rug. The huge window lets in plenty of light, and the glass door leads to the terrace.
A view of the upper floor’s private living space with two bespoke chairs on an area rug. The huge window lets in plenty of light, and the glass door leads to the terrace.
The bedroom has oak wood flooring and a floor-to-ceiling window with a view of the garden. The block-out curtains can be used to provide the room seclusion.
The bedroom has oak wood flooring and a floor-to-ceiling window with a view of the garden. The block-out curtains can be used to provide the room seclusion.
The bedroom has a separate area for a walk-in closet with all-white cabinetry, exposed lighting, and an oak wood plank floor.
The bedroom has a separate area for a walk-in closet with all-white cabinetry, exposed lighting, and an oak wood plank floor.
A light-filled bathroom with a built-in deep soaking tub and dual sink undermount on a floating counter beneath a full-width mirror.
A light-filled bathroom with a built-in deep soaking tub and dual sink undermount on a floating counter beneath a full-width mirror.
The bathroom also contains a walk-in shower with glass walls, a wall-mounted toilet, a floating sink, and an exposed concrete wall panel.
The bathroom also contains a walk-in shower with glass walls, a wall-mounted toilet, a floating sink, and an exposed concrete wall panel.
A view of the atrium's outdoor dining area, highlighting the house's flat roofs and puristic elements.
A view of the atrium’s outdoor dining area, highlighting the house’s flat roofs and puristic elements.
The house's four individual cubes share a view-protected atrium that leads to the pool and garden around the corner.
The house’s four individual cubes share a view-protected atrium that leads to the pool and garden around the corner.
Aerial view of the house with flat roofs and minimalist embellishments. The volume was expertly divided into four distinct cubes of varying sizes.
Aerial view of the house with flat roofs and minimalist embellishments. The volume was expertly divided into four distinct cubes of varying sizes.
The first floor plan of the Assemblage
The first floor plan of the Assemblage
The second floor plan of the Assemblage
The second floor plan of the Assemblage

Adding modern residential architecture sensitively and appropriately to an older, mature settlement is a planning challenge. On the one hand, the new building would like to present itself formally and materially as a design of our time, on the other hand, it should not stand out as an arrogant solitaire between its long-standing neighbors.

The new family home in Regensburg cleverly masters this tightrope walk by deliberately small scale. Although the design with flat roofs and puristic details clearly sets itself apart from the surrounding pitched roof structures.

Contrary to the trend towards monolithic forms, however, the volume of the house was skilfully dissolved into four individual cubes of very different dimensions.

Taken individually, each of the four is smaller than the neighboring houses. They share a view-protected atrium, which opens on the corner to the pool and garden.

The formal fineness was continued on the two-storey entrance side by an unpretentious, almost playful facade design. What particularly stands out is an apparent exposed concrete relief, which was led upstairs on the corner – an outdoor wallpaper that leads the observer with a wink.

Inside, the collage of materials, colors and shapes continues: the staircase stands as an oak wood sculpture in the entrance area, a wall panel in exposed concrete separates it from the spatial continuum of the ground floor.

Sections in exposed concrete and the oven ensemble in oiled crude steel break through the white wall surfaces. The white oiled oak planks of the floor are supplemented at particularly stressed areas of limestone coverings.

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