ᐅ Baroque Meets Modernity – New Construction with Heritage Conservation Considerations
Created on: 12 Mar 2024 22:32
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cryptoki
I’ll jump in midway—our project has been ongoing for 4 years now and is well underway. @11ant, you might still be familiar with our project, and perhaps you’re interested in the current status.
We have a slight slope on the site, which might be noticeable. From one gable to the other, there is a height difference of about 65cm (25.6 inches), meaning the house sits higher at the back. Passersby can hardly look into the lower windows anymore. The house effectively consists of two parts: 1) a classic "baroque" style house with a half-hipped roof, and 2) a modern extension.
In one of the photos, you can clearly see the older, classic part with a pediment. Below it, the main entrance door is centrally located, flanked symmetrically by two windows on each side. The "baroque" section, which borders directly on the sidewalk, houses the utility room and the bathroom. On the lower side, where the window is already quite high relative to the sidewalk, there is the study. The style is clearly historic but not overdone. The street-facing wooden windows have authentic drip edges and mullions, plus a rebate. The windows are positioned quite far forward, at the boundary of the middle third of the façade. The blinds’ tracks are painted traffic white but still need plastering.
The other photo shows the modern extension, which at first glance appears somewhat bulky. On the top floor of the flat-roofed addition is the fireplace room, featuring 3.03m (9 ft 11 in) ceilings up to the exposed ceiling beams. The 240mm (9.4 inches) beams have a 120mm (4.7 inches) free space between them and remain visible inside the room. The fireplace room includes a fixed-glass, 3.25m (10 ft 8 in) wide seating and work window. The modern section also includes the terrace area. On the ground floor, beneath the terrace is the kitchen, and below the fireplace room are the living and dining areas. The window frames here are quartz gray on the outside and finished with a natural glaze inside. The room height on the ground floor is about 2.81m (9 ft 3 in) and about 2.76m (9 ft 1 in) on the top floor, with the fireplace room being even taller at 3.03m (9 ft 11 in) and up to 3.15m (10 ft 4 in).
That’s some initial background on the building. If there’s interest, I’m happy to share more details and keep you updated. @hanghaus2023 has a very nice and inspiring thread on this, which motivated me to finally start posting here.
Next steps: The base of the house still needs to be determined. The challenge is that the modern section will have a wooden cladding with rhombus-shaped boards. One option is to start the cladding at the same height as the regular plaster, i.e., above the base. Another is to start the cladding as low as possible so that the floor-to-ceiling windows are almost entirely covered by the wooden cladding. Deciding on the height of the baseboard and how to install the wooden cladding are the current key issues. Any input on this would be greatly appreciated.
Regards
We have a slight slope on the site, which might be noticeable. From one gable to the other, there is a height difference of about 65cm (25.6 inches), meaning the house sits higher at the back. Passersby can hardly look into the lower windows anymore. The house effectively consists of two parts: 1) a classic "baroque" style house with a half-hipped roof, and 2) a modern extension.
In one of the photos, you can clearly see the older, classic part with a pediment. Below it, the main entrance door is centrally located, flanked symmetrically by two windows on each side. The "baroque" section, which borders directly on the sidewalk, houses the utility room and the bathroom. On the lower side, where the window is already quite high relative to the sidewalk, there is the study. The style is clearly historic but not overdone. The street-facing wooden windows have authentic drip edges and mullions, plus a rebate. The windows are positioned quite far forward, at the boundary of the middle third of the façade. The blinds’ tracks are painted traffic white but still need plastering.
The other photo shows the modern extension, which at first glance appears somewhat bulky. On the top floor of the flat-roofed addition is the fireplace room, featuring 3.03m (9 ft 11 in) ceilings up to the exposed ceiling beams. The 240mm (9.4 inches) beams have a 120mm (4.7 inches) free space between them and remain visible inside the room. The fireplace room includes a fixed-glass, 3.25m (10 ft 8 in) wide seating and work window. The modern section also includes the terrace area. On the ground floor, beneath the terrace is the kitchen, and below the fireplace room are the living and dining areas. The window frames here are quartz gray on the outside and finished with a natural glaze inside. The room height on the ground floor is about 2.81m (9 ft 3 in) and about 2.76m (9 ft 1 in) on the top floor, with the fireplace room being even taller at 3.03m (9 ft 11 in) and up to 3.15m (10 ft 4 in).
That’s some initial background on the building. If there’s interest, I’m happy to share more details and keep you updated. @hanghaus2023 has a very nice and inspiring thread on this, which motivated me to finally start posting here.
Next steps: The base of the house still needs to be determined. The challenge is that the modern section will have a wooden cladding with rhombus-shaped boards. One option is to start the cladding at the same height as the regular plaster, i.e., above the base. Another is to start the cladding as low as possible so that the floor-to-ceiling windows are almost entirely covered by the wooden cladding. Deciding on the height of the baseboard and how to install the wooden cladding are the current key issues. Any input on this would be greatly appreciated.
Regards