Residential Building at Griebnitzsee

  • Prize
    Honorable Mention in Architectural Design / Residential
  • Design Company
    Tchoban Voss Architekten Gmbh
  • Lead Designer
    Sergei Tchoban
  • Design Team
    Project partner: Axel Binder; project leader: Liza Gradinarova, Andrea Moritz
  • Architecture Firm
    Tchoban Voss Architekten Gmbh
  • Construction Company
    Weiske und Partner GmbH, Beratende Ingenieure VBI im Bauwesen, Berlin
  • Photo Credit
    Ilya Ivanov
  • Project Location
    14482, Potsdam
  • Client
    STOFANEL Investment AG / ELEMENTS Natural Living GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
  • Project Date
    June 2023

The three-storey residential building with underground parking is situated on the shores of the lake Griebnitzsee. The property, in an exposed location on the lakeside, widens out towards the shore and has generous access to the water. The garden has a park-like character.

The shape of the building is stepped with sweeping curves, which structure the volume visually. The height of the building as well as the arrangement of the floors refers directly to the topography of the site.

The rear-ventilated wood façade made of rhombus strips in glazed thermo ash structures the façade vertically. Horizontally, the façade is divided by white, weather-resistant coated metal strips. The expressive window curves and projecting balconies additionally accentuate the façade and building form and allow generous views of the lake and bring the surrounding nature into the interior of the building.

The rooms on the garden floor have direct access via an external staircase on the north-eastern edge of the building. All other living areas are accessed via the central staircase in the main entrance. The common rooms are adjoined by spacious terraces.

Bio
TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten design, plan and build for national and international clients in the public and private sectors. With over 180 highly qualified, interdisciplinary employees and many years of experience, the company, with its offices in Hamburg, Berlin and Dresden, offers architecturally and functionally sustainable solutions in Germany and abroad.
TCHOBAN VOSS Architekten are members of the Bund Deutscher Architektinnen und Architekten BDA, the chambers of architects in Hamburg, Berlin and Saxony as well as the European Architects Network (EAN) and the IDeA network.