Family House Y2 in Linz by destilat

The Vienna-based studio Destilat has designed a family house on the Pöstlingberg hill near Linz, whose mass is divided into two parts clad with vertical wooden battens. The overall concept primarily derives from the steep terrain above the Danube. From each of the three floors, there is a direct connection to the surrounding land. Both masses are mutually connected underground. From the upper entrance part, the house appears to be only a single story. The building completely closes off from the southeast, while the southwest side gives an open impression. The mass of the house and the irregular slope of the roof follow the incline of the land. The inward-facing walls of the house create a dynamic dialogue with each other. At the entrance, the roof is flat, but then begins to slope significantly along with the terrain. The different pitch of the roof is most noticeable inside at the ceiling height of the living spaces, reaching up to five meters. The path to the entrance door is not direct; it leads through a gate of a covered parking area to the rear part of the house, where a wooden path diverges and arches over the open space before entering the room where Shiatsu massages are performed (this area can also serve as a guest room). From the entrance, oak stairs lead down to a large living kitchen, where almost no right angles can be found. The peaceful part of the house with bedrooms can be accessed via an underground corridor. Both bedrooms are partially two-storied.
The house is set on a reinforced concrete foundation slab. The prefabricated walls were assembled on-site. The outer shell was subsequently clad with larch boards. The ventilated façade made of vertical slats has varying widths, creating an irregular grid that gives the building a unique character.
It is noteworthy that the trees that had to be felled on the land to create the family house were dried, debarked, and reused in the interior as load-bearing columns.