Möbius House
This is a project by UNStudio and it is located at Het Gooi, Netherlands. Project's program: Single family house. There are four images for Möbius House.
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- © Christian Richters
Project details
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Designer's statement
With its low-slung, elongated outlines the private house forms a link between the different features of the surroundings; the spatial loop enables the house to take in the extreme aspects of the landscape. By being stretched to the maximum, rather than displaying a compact or tall shape, the house conveys from the interior the idea of a walk in the countrysite.
The Möbius loop, the spatial quality of which means that it is present in both plan and section, translates into the interior into a 24-hour cycle of sleeping, working and living. As the loop turns inside out the materialization follows these change-overs; glazed details and concrete structural elements swap roles as glazed facades are put in front of the concrete construction, dividing walls are made of glass and furniture such as tables and stairs are made of concrete.
The diagram for the Möbius house consists of two interlocking lines. The double-locked torus integrates programme, circulation and structure seamlessly. As the diagram unfolds, the interlocking lines come to stand for the two main materials used for the house, glass and concrete, which move in front of each other and switch places.
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(top row): Jon Jerde, David Rogers, John Simones, Tammy McKerrow, Eduardo Lopez,
(middle row): Phil Kim, Paul Senzaki, Janice Jerde, Paul Martinkovic, Jeri Oka, Stuart Berriman,
(bottom row): Todd Pilgreen, Sergio Zeballos, Marc Blum, Philip Jaffarian, James Porter, David Sheldon](/cdn/images/t/p/c/y/pcyq43j.jpg)
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Stefan Antoni,
Philip Olmesdahl and
Greg Truen](/cdn/images/t/p/c/x/pcxya6a.jpg)
