#wall house

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Wall House, Groningen, by architect John Hejduk. Photo: Matthias Heiderich

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Wall House Nº2 Photo: David Altrath

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John Hejduk, "Wall House No. 2,"

Hoornse Meer, Groningen, Netherlands,

John Hejduk originally designed Wall House No. 2 in 1973 as a weekend retreat for landscape architect Arthur Edward Bye. The House was to be built in Ridgefield, Connecticut, United States. However, it wasn’t until 2001 that the structure was built as part of the Blue Moon architecture festival in Groningen. 

In this project, Hejduk uses the wall to reinterpret the traditional configuration of a house: instead of presenting the different spaces enclosed within the perimeter walls, in the Wall House 2 the rooms and the circulation systems are physically isolated from each other.

The kitchen, dining room, bedroom and living room are stacked curvilinear volumes, vertically linked by an independent circular staircase and connected to a study by a long corridor.

The wall, which Hejduk establishes between the rooms and the circulation systems so that one has to go through it to move from one room to another, becomes a passing line, a limit. A palette of yellow, green, black, brown and gray reinforces the division of the function of each volume.

Since 2004, Wall House has served cultural purposes under the Stichting Wall House Number 2 foundation, hosting artist residencies, public tours, events, and functioning as a knowledge center.

Built by Thomas Muller / van Raimann Architekten and Otonomo Architecten studios,

Photos by David Altrath

John Hejduk (1929-2000), Bye House plan for the second floor, 1974. Yellow and blue coloured pencil and graphite over diazo type on paper, 459 x 980 mm. John Hejduk fonds, Canadian Centre for Architecture © CCA.

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Wall House in het Indiase Auroville, een ontwerp van architecte Anupama Kundoo. Voor de tussenvloer werden terracotta potten gebruikt als vulmiddel om de effectieve diepte van beton te vergroten, terwijl het volume van beton werd geminimaliseerd.

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Wall House II, designed by John Hejduk 

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Wall House 2 designed by American architect John Hejduk in the 70s and constructed in 2001 in the urban neighbourhood Hoornsemeer in Groningen. Especially, the wall of 18,5 x 14 m is remarkable, on which the various areas of the house are attached. 

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Wall house is a project designed by CTA | Creative Architects. According to recently published scientific researches, indoor air quality is worse than outdoor air quality. Therefore, most of our discussions with the house owner tended to the idea of a house which is able to ‘breathe’ 24/7 by itself. Through the process of working, the Wall house is shaped gradually: A house is made up of eight separate spaces surrounded by ordinary walls. These eight blocks are interspersed and intersect at a common space, which is formed from ‘breathing walls’. Photography by Hiroyuki Oki.

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The ‘breathing wall’ consists of 2 elements: • Open wall system is the first layer to prevent bad effects from the outside environment. This protection shell is made of hollow bricks which are lined up in the opposite direction with the conventional method of construction. With such arrangement, these hollow bricks create circulation of fresh air and natural light into the house. • The garden space is a second layer to prevent the negative impact of the external environment on the living space inside. These two protection layers is equivalent to a normal wall but still ensure the air and light circulation.

Customer: Mr. Hong Anh Year: 2018 Location: Bien Hoa, Dong Nai province, Viet Nam Site area: 1013.4 m2 Ground floor area: 207.7 m2 Levels: 2 Photo: Hiroyuki Oki Buider: Viet Tin Phuc Co., Ltd Design: Arch.Bui The Long – CTA | Creative Architects Web: https://ctacta.com.vn/ Firm Location: Binh Thanh district, Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam

Wall house by CTA Wall house is a project designed by CTA | Creative Architects. According to recently published scientific researches, indoor air quality is worse than outdoor air quality.