Mückenheim Architects
MCKNHM Architects
24/12/2023
New Project - House in Brazil - Currently in Development
PMCKM & MCKNHM & RIZOMA Architects Architekten Arquitectos - Maria Paz de Moura Castro & Mark Mueckenheim.
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06/11/2023
Currently under construction. Our strategy for a house remodel unfolds and maximizes unused potential at a beachfront property. The house is located on one of the most beautiful stretches of the spectacular Northern California Coast in-between the Bay Area and the city of Monterey. The existing house was built in the early 1980s with a cute but somewhat old-fashioned cottage style appearance, which resulted in introverted spaces that did not take much advantage of its magnificent surrounding. The close collaboration with an open-minded and visionary client enabled us to propose a complete transformation through relatively small interventions. By removing a few crucial walls, our new design employs open floor plans which allow for a contemporary generosity closer to reflecting the very prominent location of the house. In addition with larger floor-to-ceiling glazing, the breathtaking views are now maximized in order to better capitalize on the amazing location. The exterior is also completely reconstructed through the replacement of roof-like angled shingle siding with a contemporary open cedar cladding that builds on local precedents. The wood will attain a beautiful natural grey over time, this weathered look is in line with the vernacular of many contemporary and modern buildings along the Northern California Coast since the late 1960s. The project is scheduled to be completed in early 2024 please check back for progress updates.
PMCKM & MCKNHM & RIZOMA Architects Architekten Arquitectos - Maria Paz de Moura Castro & Mark Mueckenheim.
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MCKNHM | Mückenheim Architekten
We are an award-winning architecture and design firm based in San Francisco and Düsseldorf. For more than 15 years, we are working on architectural and urban planning projects that cover a diverse range of typologies, scales,and locations. Our collaborative and analytical process, as well as our concept-driven design approach, aims to ask substantiated questions from which we thrive for sustained responses. We then seek exceptional and forward thinking answers that reflect the culture of the assignment in all its intricacies. In doing so, we develop contemporary, smart, and innovative, yet tangible solutions for the world we would like to live in.
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