Because the owner-builder’s grandmother had reached an age at which she was no longer able to cope with her household tasks alone, and the distance between the two homes was too big, the owner-builders decided to move into their grandmother’s house to be able to guarantee that appropriate and effective help could be provided. As this house, situated in St. Valentin, did not in any way correspond with the requirements for two more residents, the decision was taken to extend it. Due to the elongated plot, rather than a further floor, a ground floor extension was suggested, which fulfilled all the required parameters. On the one hand, this would enable the grandmother to spend the last years of her life in a familiar environment, whilst on the other, to maintain her private sphere. The extension also enabled association outside. The extension was designed as a single-storey construction that combines the benefits of a hotel room with the advantages of the detached family house and functions as an independent building. Important parameters for the design of the layout included the course of the sun, the interior sequence of the room and the requirement for two private but different terraces. For these …
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