An extension to a residential house from the 1930s, creating a space miracle for a family of seven by addition, conversion and reorganisation of the existing structure, prominently featuring studio glazing and shifting the orientation from the street to the garden.

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The addition of a dining area as a year-round conservatory was made in adaptation to the existing house from the 30s. The interior load-bearing steel construction is made up by IPE profiles, to which slender steel-glass structures are mounted at intervals, made of welded, thermally insulated steel profiles.

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The detachment of the load-bearing and weather-protection layer corresponds to the style models of the 19th century orangery and French conservatory. The window sashes open to the outside, thus not restricting interior space and forming a kind of air filter for the entire first floor. 

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A seating step and stairs lower the extension to the kitchen, which is refitted with a wall of cabinets and a free-standing kitchen unit. The visual relationship to the garden defines the interior space - for the first time, this connects the living floor to the outside. 

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The first floor receives a new spatial dimension and differentiation through the vertical orientation of the extension. The visual axis from the street-facing living room across the kitchen and dining area into the garden offers new perspectives. 

The interior is completed by a sunshade to the west side, homogeneous flooring made of flowing screed, exposed concrete steps, internally visible roof sheathing made of historic oak planks (Olaf Elias, Hist. Bauelemente) and a grass bed in front of the NW facade.