Originally, the old building probably served as a barn and both the room layout and the differences in floor level on the ground floor suggest that the building has already undergone several conversions. An older part is made of sandstone masonry, with wooden beam ceilings on the upper floor and capped ceilings on the lower floor. The later extension consists of reinforced concrete ceilings and solid, thick brick outer walls. The house was probably also given a new outer skin with 20 cm of insulation and plaster not too long ago, so the exterior appearance was good.

The remodelling

During the inspection of the load-bearing structure and the walls, Löffler Schmeling Architekten
that they had to intervene more deeply in the building fabric than expected, but that the effort was worth it.
would still be worthwhile. Modernisation and conversion goals were formulated accordingly:
The building is to be brought up to the state of the art and the floor plans redesigned.
be considered. All rooms are to be designed to be more open, brighter and more inviting. Functionality and design as well as quality should play a central role. Aligned
sustainable action should utilise as much of the existing stock as possible and use as little as possible.
disposed of as far as possible. The energy concept should be designed for the future. The
Remodelling measures include the demolition of walls and parts of the old floor slab, the
Remodelling of the bathrooms and the wall and floor areas. A new staircase and
New windows were added on the ground floor. The underfloor heating is provided by an air-water heating system.
heat pump, which mainly draws its electricity requirements from a photovoltaic system.
The house fulfils the KfW 55+ energy standard.

Reuse of materials

The planners consistently looked for opportunities,
to honour and intelligently reuse existing material. Stones that were quarried elsewhere in the house are used to fill gaps in the exposed stone wall, which are then filled in.
re-grouted with trass cement. Existing steel beams were upgraded and attached to a new
The paving was reinstalled in its original place. The slabs of the terrace now serve as the border of the new terrace,
The old garage door was repaired and reused. New materials were used after
The new rolled profiles, for example, which cover the walls of the building, were inserted in their raw state.
on the ground floor. They were simply cleaned and greased so that a simple
and effective corrosion protection is created.