The image of this village is characterized by its structural density. Starting from the “Rödelbach” creek and the main road with its compact building structures alongside the road, the appearance of this village develops with increasing heights to a loose architectural structure. These are built as three- or four-sided farms, that continue to dissolve into the fields, meadows and forests. The property of this residential building stretches from the creek in the valley, across the dissolving farm structures and into the wide landscape.

The conceptual idea is to anchor the new residential ensemble within the property and the local surroundings as if they had always been part of it. The main building, consisting of two connected, staggered volumes and the barn is an interpretation of the three-sided farm that is typical of rural regions in the Ore Mountains. Apart from this structural interpretation the ensemble rounds off the village through its axial connection to the neighbouring buildings.

The result is a unique home, that not only speaks the language of its surroundings, but also translates the regional and historical features into a contemporary yet familiar architecture. Regionally typical materials, like brick and slate, characterize the exterior of the building trilogy. The materials used on the inside, like wood and natural stones are equally natural and durable. A residential ensemble of integrity and longevity is being formed. Because the most ecological building is the one that lives the longest.

Building project: Crinitzberg residential ensemble | new building of a family home in the Ore Mountains
Client: private
Completion: 2026 – under construction