House in Nidau / Jan Kinsbergen

House in Nidau / Jan Kinsbergen - Exterior Photography, ConcreteHouse in Nidau / Jan Kinsbergen - Exterior Photography, GlassHouse in Nidau / Jan Kinsbergen - Exterior Photography, GlassHouse in Nidau / Jan Kinsbergen - Exterior Photography, GlassHouse in Nidau / Jan Kinsbergen - More Images+ 11

  • Architects: Jan Kinsbergen
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015
  • Photographs
    Photographs:Georg Aerni
  • Lead Architect: Jan Kinsbergen
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House in Nidau / Jan Kinsbergen - Exterior Photography, Glass
© Georg Aerni

Text description provided by the architects. A very small plot on flat terrain. The buildable area almost corresponds to a perfect square of 12.5m x 12.5m. 

House in Nidau / Jan Kinsbergen - Exterior Photography, Facade, Glass
© Georg Aerni

When I worked in New York, I used to visit the MoMA quite often. In the Mies van der Rohe exhibition, I discovered the model of the 50fty-50fty house: simple, clear, and very ambitious. Four columns, a plate, a free space.

House in Nidau / Jan Kinsbergen - Exterior Photography, Concrete
© Georg Aerni
House in Nidau / Jan Kinsbergen - Exterior Photography, Glass
© Georg Aerni
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House in Nidau / Jan Kinsbergen - Interior Photography, Table, Chair
© Georg Aerni

Since the prototype never got built, the concept intrigued me even more. I took the four columns and stacked the 50fty-50fty house. The columns came in one piece to the site, the plates got attached. The entrance is not through the façade but from underneath. The model remains visible. I am interested in works, which, once completed, still contain the model space.

House in Nidau / Jan Kinsbergen - Interior Photography, Glass, Garden
© Georg Aerni

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