Concept and execution

K-House Munich. Designing with cast stones –

k house is part of a historic ensemble of detached villas bordering the “Englische Garten” (a public park) in Munich that has been reshaped several times since the 18th century. The house comprises a spacious apartment that expands over two floors and accommodates the owners and their comprehensive collection of modern and contemporary art, a pied-à-terre in the penthouse and office rooms on the first floor and the second floor. On the basis of a classical villa layout, each of the five floors has an individual design, so that very different situations concerning working, living, displaying...

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