The village of “Greifenhain” is part of the region “Kohrener Land”. It is a beautiful landscape, also known as “Tuscany of saxony”, with its gentle hills, fields and wide meadows. Here, a former four-sided farm of which only two buildings currently remain, located in a central position within the village, will be converted into a retreat. A place for art and culinary delights as well as retreat and contemplation.

The potentials of the property lie within its contrast and opposites.
Open green space to closed courtyard. A long main house to a small stable. Large, vaulted areas with thick, massive foundations to small, simple chambers with light timber framing.
Based on these historical conditions, the Hofgut is to derive its new, differentiated uses. The former stable building in the north will be revitalized in form of a new building.
Its cubature refers to the historic building. However, instead of the small former openings, the pure wooden construction now opens up into the adjacent meadows with large façade openings.
The existing structures will be rebuilt, adapted, and refurbished as little as possible and as much as necessary for the new functions. The aim is to retain the basic appearance of the facility and to create an independent yet familiar place out of the conditions of the property and the historical features of the village. A natural architecture with maximum flexibility of use, magnificent views and plenty of natural daylight. A new anchor with national appeal. A building between forest and meadow, between privacy and community. A farmstead that has always been a natural part of the village and is now being given a new life.

Building project: HILDEN | Conversion of a four-sided courtyard into a Retreat
Client: Private
Completion: 2026 – under construction