Project: Hagen Ringstrasse 

Vechta, Germany

Construction Start 03/2018

We are honored to have the chance to be a part of this selection for architectural design for the Hagen - Westmark und Ringstrasse Competition. Our Team sees this as an exciting opportunity to create a strong and engaging sense of place by transforming the site in a dramatic way.

Our Concept Design has been carefully developed to address issues of site, orientation, project requirements, proportion, massing, nature and scale. It would be a pleasure to work on this great opportunity and the goal here is to create a timeless and sustainable architecture that takes Advantage of the property. We would be proud to bring a new architectural language into this fast growing City Vechta and be part of this new movement. We are interested in the Los 4 & 5 because we think that we are able to bring a great architectural feature into the side. The goal here will be to combine the relationship of nature, light and the massing.

Palette of Materials

The palette of materials and “color” of the design is inspired by the minimalist architectural language that was very carefully put together. The warm off-whites that turn golden at sunset help set the design to change his color in every change of sun location.

The primary material of the residential design is transparent glass, and off white brick with white plaster. Paving materials have been conceptualized as travertine, and hardwood decks to complete the palette.

Architectural Image/Massing

Every project has its own unique opportunity for expression of the program parts, drawn together in an elegant composition. The architecture of the Lose 4 und 5 is rooted in timeless design issues related to the physical context, a sense of order, and the use of natural light in a variety of ways.

The architectural massing of the Lose 4 und 5 are very careful put together where the Units divide in a very specific grid that allows to have a very clean minimalist design that melts the building footprint with the side context where the massing melts into the nature.

Capture the right People

Our goal is to design a unique space and environment for younger families with one child or students that are interested in connecting with the nature. The Apartments are proportioned carefully to have a bigger Unit (two bedroom) in the first floor with a private backyard to give the younger family there own private space without sharing with the neighbors. The smaller one bedroom Unit in the upper floor will have its own private roof terrace that will allow the upper floor to have a unique roof terrace that can be easily entertained.

Concept Design:

Project Inspiration

The opportunity and potential for the Lose 4 und 5 to contribute to the vitality of Stadt Vechta cannot be overstated. The architecture described in this proposal is preliminary. Our Team has conceptualized a planning and designs for the Lose 4 and 5 that maximizes its extraordinary location to evolve a site-specific architecture that captures the essence of contemporary living. The building design has embraced a quality of place that takes advantage of the site, extending interior space to the outdoors, and into the landscape. Daylight is the single most fundamental element central in our work, and is as much a building material as concrete or stone. The Sun light shapes the space, ends spirit, marks the passage of time and presence of sky – all elements essential to a rich architectural experience.