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ArchitecTours, or: Open House weekend in Germany

30/7/2019

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Every year in early summer, the German Association of Architects organises an Open House weekend – called Tag der Architektur, at least in most states – to promote noteworthy architecture and make it accessible to the public.

This are not a US-style “Open House” to market properties, which is nearly unknown in my home country. The “Deutsche Architektenkammer” (there's a national one as well as one in each state, just like the AIA in the US) has a different concept in mind: it wants to introduce exemplary architectural solutions – residential, multi-family, commercial, interior design and public buildings – to an interested audience.

In the state of Bavaria for example, the accompanying book for 2019 listed 244 different projects. A (not so well-functioning) website allowed you to plan your visits in a specific area and field, say: all school buildings in Munich or all single family home projects in Nuremburg.

In 2018 I happened to be in Germany not only during the big BMW “Motorradtage” motorcycle meet  in Garmisch Partenkirchen, but also during the Open House weekend –  called “Architektouren” in Bavaria, from “Architect” and “Tours”. Talk about killing two birds with one stone...

But despite advance planning and excellent weather I managed to see only four commissions, all single-family homes. Those were very interesting however. The best part: talking to the architects and owners about the projects, their goals, and the paths and obstacles to realisation.

Here are the four homes I toured, all south of Munich:


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In Starnberg: a SFH with expansive lake view.
Challenge: a sloping site with a newly instituted ban on flat roofs in the subdivision.
361 m2 under roof on 2400 m2 lot with wide views of Lake Starnberg. ... bedrooms, ... baths, 2-car garage.
Plan-Z Architekten, München



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In Berg: a green SFH with textile facade.
Challenge: Design a compact – 157m2 under roof – SFH that can be run off the grid for a very compact lot surrounded by farm buildings.
Vallentin+Reichmann Architekten, München



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In Krailling: a new SFH with a “flat roof”.
Challenge: a 10°, recessed, standing-seam roof avoided a flat-roof ban in the subdivision.
325 m2 under roof on an infill lot of 758 m2,
4 bedrooms, 4 baths, 2-car garage.
Moosmang Architekten, Gräfelfing



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In Schondorf: a rooftop expansion.
Challenge: integrate the extension as an independent element crowning the existing building which had been modernised twice.
vonMeierMohr Architekten, Schondorf



The next "Tag der Architektur" in Germany

When: 27 and 28 June 2020
Where: Most if not all state architect chambers participate
Website: Not updated for 2020 yet but your best start is https://www.tag-der-architektur.de/ or the matching app "Tag der Architektur", available for iOS and Android
Wichtig: working knowledge of German is needed, as the lead website as well as those of the individual states are only in German. In addition, though some hosts and professionals will likely speak some English, but don’t count on it. And finally, most documentation available for each project is in German as well.

Interested in going? Questions? Need help in planning? Let me know!

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