Experimental House in Stuttgart
- Jakob Schoof
Situated opposite Mies van der Rohe’s multistorey housing development in the Weissenhofsiedlung, this experimental B10 house, which derives its name from the address, Bruckmannweg 10, is based on Werner Sobek’s “Triple Zero” concept: it seeks to achieve a positive energy balance, not to cause harmful emissions and – in the event of a later demolition – not to result in waste material. The single-storey structure can be used as a dwelling or an office. Closed on three sides, it opens on to the street to the west with a fully glazed entrance front. In the event of a longer absence of the residents, the terrace can be folded up in front of the glazed facade, thus helping to reduce heat losses and to prevent break-ins. Disturbance of the subsoil had to be kept to a minimum, so the B10 house is borne by a grid of steel beams set on eight steel point foundations that can be adjusted in height by screw connections.
