The Seifert House was built in 2005, in Volkersdorf, Austria, by BAU/KUTUR, Michael Shamiyeh. What I like about this house is the fact that it represents a life-changing to Mrs. Seifert. She is a sixty-three years old curator of an art gallery, who lost her previous home in a fire. Mrs. Seifert wanted a house that could connect her daily life with nature, allowing her to experience the changing seasons throughout the year. In this project the architect’s principal challenge was to balance the privacy and openness of the glass box designed. Inspired by the Modern Movement, Mrs. Seifert and the architect compared the flexible arrangement of the Schroder House with the work of Mies Van der Rohe in the Farnsworth House. The house was built with no cooling or heating system with a low budget of 1.400 €/m2, made of concrete and glass, within a construction period of less than seven months.
The Seifert House is an example of centralized plan, even though there is no singular focus, the plan embodies a sense of complete self-centeredness. The concrete cores contain all of the necessary cellular spaces, composed by the entrance, a wardrobe, a living area, home cinema, kitchen, library, bathroom, sleeping area and parking. Around the static solids, a more dynamic space is created with the glazed walls. The entrance is defined by the concrete wall that also conceal the garden from view until visitors have entered the house.
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