236 ARCHITEKTEN MARTENSON UND NAGELTHEISSEN

摘要

Set in a suburb of Tubingen, on a south-facing hillside with views over the city and its castle, this new house provides living space for a couple and their four children. The suburb dates from the 1920s, and its leafy environs are populated by large, sedate villas. Designed by Bjorn Martenson, Sonja Nagel and Jan Theissen, Just K is a conspicuous modern addition to this placid and verdant setting. Among nearly 200 entries for this year's AR House Award, Just K's distinctive warped and canted tower immediately caught the jury's eye. However, beyond the initial impact of form, closer study revealed a highly thoughtful approach to issues of energy use and the evolving family unit. It was one of the very few submissions to acknowledge that the modern family is an inherently mutable entity, and how this might impact on the way in which space is used and organised.