STATUS
COMPLETED
CLIENT
Klein House
TYPOLOGY
Residential, Interiors
SIZE M2/FT2
14 / 150
SHARE
Klein House is a building scaled down to a product, sized to be delivered on site in modules made of 100% recyclable materials. Future homeowners can purchase, tailor, and build the house in any location for any purpose, from weekend getaways to a guest room, a music studio, or a creative retreat.
The design is an evolution of the traditional
A-frame cabin, known for its pitched roof and angled walls, which are easy to construct and known for being durable in harsh climates.
Climate Proof
— How can we build something durable to withstand a variety of harsh environments? What is the ideal cabin for handling large amounts of rain and snow?
A-Frame
— The A-frame is the archetypal structure for a cabin. The angled walls double as roofs to easily shed rain and snow. It's perfectly suited for both warm and cold climates and the simple construction system makes it easy to build in remote areas.
Minimizing Unusable Space
— By shrinking the lowest points of the roof, the unusable space is reduced and the high ceiling areas are maximized under the ridge. The tapered roof also becomes a funnel for capturing 100% of the rainwater, which can be used for non-potable applications.
Timber Structure
— The twist on the classic A-frame is more triangulated and increases the structural efficiency while decreasing the amount of structural timber - lowering cost and making site transport easier.
Klein
— The small getaway retreat is designed with the utmost care for living quality and built with the highest standard of craftsmanship.
By rotating the structure 45 degrees, the lowest part of the house is transferred to two corners, maximizing the ceiling height inside to a soaring 13 ft height.
Generous frameless windows and marine-grade canvas stretch over the structure to create a seamless, weatherproof enclosure. The exposed timber frame and dark insulating cork bring nature inside, while accentuating views out to the wilderness. A small fireplace is nestled in one corner, while the off-grid equipment is tucked in the back, supporting a fully reliable and self-powered home.
“The possibility of owning a small getaway retreat that is designed with the utmost care for living quality and built with the highest standard of craftsmanship is what Klein is all about. The idea is to offer a variety of tiny homes designed by some of the world’s leading architects, starting with BIG.”
“Rotating the classic A-frame structure 45 degrees means that the lowest part of the house only touches on two corners, maximizing the wall height inside. A45 becomes a more spacious version of the original A-frame and ends up having an interesting volume - from certain angles it almost looks like a cube and from other angles it looks like a spire or a classic piece.”
Klein’s crystal-like shape gives the cabin an ever-changing appearance – from certain angles a simple cube, from others a tapered spire or a classic A-frame silhouette.
Bjarke Ingels Thomas Christoffersen Max Moriyama Jian Yong Khoo Kalina Pilat Sara Ibrahim Abed Tianqi Zhang Rune Hansen
AWARDS
AIA Small Projects Award, 2019
ArchDaily Building of the Year, 2019
COLLABORATORS
Søren Rose Studio
Dinesen
Morsø
Gaggenau
Kvadrat
Carl Hansen & Søn
Suite New York
Københavns Møbelsnedkeri
XAL
Vola
