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Copyright © Haonan Sun
An Apartment in Regensburg
Regensburg, Germany
Winter 2023/24 | TUM | Supervisor: Prof. Bruno Krucker, Prof. Stephen Bates, Markus Stolz
Collaborated with: Anna Erixon, Da Xu, Elin Kovats
The intention of the project is to carefully fit in a new building, an additional living space, onto the historical site, gently shaping the space around it. The Salvator chapel distinguishes the site in the city thanks to its low structure, which allows for a much needed breathing space among the otherwise narrow streets of medieval Regensburg. The site is surrounded by a busy street, a calmer side street, a garden and a private courtyard.
The extension building that today is connected to the hexagon is being replaced with a pocket square space. Taking a step back to free the hexagon, the new addition highlights the smaller structure. The facade gently embraces the hexagon creating a fluid space that opens up slightly more towards the pocket place.
For the spatial organization, we’ve been working on how to organize the inner space based on our imaginary living mode and how to intimate the surrounding environment. We placed a core in the center of the volume as the main vertical circulation. And then, we add another two more layers, the inner layer is the transition space to connect the apartments with the core, the outer layer is the space to connect rooms and the exterior environment.
The structure follows our spatial idea. The permanet stone wall is thicker at the core, and the permanent structure at the outer layer becomes columns to let the room be able to breathe.