The spatial innovation of Haus Trittau is a treat to wander through, and, as a fairly famous project, has energised plenty of folks to think about their own spaces in new ways.
Located in the German countryside, the house has been designed as a sprawling home with lots of open communal space accented with several hide-away nooks for relaxing on your own. We will start this tour off with perhaps the most unique nook in the house – the detached fireplace.
Set on a little lake, there is a door leading outside in practically every room of this house, and several rooms boast more than one, a design tactic that pivots the plan around principles of fluidity and function.
The use of recycled metal for the roof means the house is more sustainable, it stays cooler in summer because metal reflects light, and a soothing pitter-patter sound can be heard when it rains.
If you have never seen a stand-alone stone fireplace before, then feast your eyes now. This fireplace is self-contained, disconnected from any walls, with a tidy back shelf for storing wood. After a night of socialising, have a morning tea here while looking out the wall-sized windows just opposite.
Yup. In an homage to another German design giant, the designers have put a vintage Mercedes Benz in the central living room, which doubles as a kitchen – just in case you have to go in a hurry.
Perhaps the most impressive thing about this design choice is that the space is begin enough to contain an entire car. This, in part, has to do with the fact that, instead of a conventional ceiling, thin metallic beams have been used to buttress the hanging lamps, while the high A-frame ceiling braces add to the room feeling especially spacious.
The main hall of this house was designed to be a point of unity, where people can come together, and where the design itself becomes unbarred and airy.
Extra light comes in through the top roof – constructed using a traditional platform framing method – and a large wooden deck that opens nearly entirely onto the inner living space from a long series of glass, accordion-style doors.
This last area shows how simply putting up a stylish wallpaper, some fabulous chairs and a table can turn a hitherto bland section of a large room into a distinctive chill space. The interior designers have chosen a subtle animal pattern theme for both of the privacy spots, including the fireplace, and we think this is a perfect way to jazz up random corners of a main space.
Hopefully, the various and open spaces of Haus Trittau have inspired you as much as they have us. To have a look at other wide open design like this one, have a look at the Winkelbungalow.