It is in fact a small construction, a single large room occupying 56 square metres. It is located in the South Tyrol mountains, next to an old smithy that belonged to his grandfather and is now owned by his cousin. Since 1996 it has been a listed monument.
Built in local stone to match the landscape and traditions, the house consists of one room full of light. It has no windows but its roof is entirely glazed. The house can be used as a living room or as a workspace. A hydraulic door leads outwards and to a second, dark room, situated underneath the house.
On view at the Architektur Zentrum in Vienna (until 29 July) are lifesize reproductions of the outer walls of the house, while its inside walls are covered with project drawings done over a period of two decades, and with photographs.
16.5.2002 – 29.7.2002
The House Next To The Smithy
Architekturwentrum Wien
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