Hof & Hist by Modunita Architects SA

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This dark house is seen from the front.

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Office Name: Modunita Architects sa
Contact email: wallnoefer@modunita.com
Firm Location: Müstair 7537 (CH)
Completion Year: 2022
GrossBuiltArea (m2/ft2): 150
Project Location: 7012 Felsberg
Program / Use / Building Function: House
Lead Architects: Arch. Pinggera Martin, Andri Linard
Lead Architects e-mail: pinggera@modunita.com
Press Distribution: v2com

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The outside of the house is covered in greenery.
The outside of the house is covered in greenery.
Black shines out against the façade.
Black shines out against the façade.
The exterior of the house is painted black, and the structure is made of wood.
The exterior of the house is painted black, and the structure is made of wood.
This depicts the house's street view.
This depicts the house’s street view.
Inside, an antique farm building with simple, genuine materials that gives it a barn-like appearance.
Inside, an antique farm building with simple, genuine materials gives it a barn-like appearance.
The kitchen has a black style, while the dining area has four seats and is built of wood.
The kitchen has a black style, while the dining area has four seats and is built of wood.
This section features a spacious layout akin to a gallery and access to the outside.
This section features a spacious layout akin to a gallery and access to the outside.
This image depicts an elevated bedroom with book-filled cabinets and a glass roof window.
This image depicts an elevated bedroom with book-filled cabinets and a glass roof window.
Stone, wood, and glass are employed inside this space, which has access to the outside.
Stone, wood, and glass are employed inside this space, which has access to the outside.
There is a black couch for relaxing on the stone walls.
There is a black couch for relaxing on the stone walls.
The ceiling and stairway up are both cemented in place.
The ceiling and stairway up are both cemented in place.
This demonstrates the cement construction of the lower ground floor's stair, walls, ceiling, and flooring.
This demonstrates the cement construction of the lower ground floor’s stairs, walls, ceiling, and flooring.
This staircase is made of cement and features black timber components.
This staircase is made of cement and features black timber components.

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Stone resources were employed to build this comfort room.
Stone resources were employed to build this comfortable room.
Black tiled walls, a wooden table, a round mirror, and lights can be found in this restroom.
Black tiled walls, a wooden table, a round mirror, and lights can be found in this restroom.
This space, a veranda, links indoor and outdoor living. It is exposed to the sun.
This space, a veranda, links indoor and outdoor living. It is exposed to the sun.
A closer glance reveals that the terrace overlooks a garden.
A closer glance reveals that the terrace overlooks a garden.

Modunita Architects sa introduces Hof & Hist, a project to enhance two historic buildings located in the municipality of Felsberg, in Graubünden, comprising a residential house and a hay barn. The historical stock was expanded and supplemented over time with some additions, however, the residential building was completely preserved.

The shape of the old hay barn was also preserved but was extended with the same basic shape in the ridge direction. The body connecting both buildings was deconstructed and extended with a simple wooden structure. With this intervention and the simple intermediate structure, the main buildings are better accentuated and retain their original characteristics.

The ensemble consists of two residential units, including the old farm building with intermediate building, and the existing residential house. However, no construction work was carried out on the existing residential building. One of the main focuses was to furnish the old farm building with simple and authentic elements in order to make the hay barn recognizable as such.

Blackwood, as well as fine vertical openings, help to provide the building with a barn-like appearance. The hay barn was divided into two floors. Access from the street is through the first floor, where the former gate was located. This floor also accommodates a guest room with shower and wet room, a studio with a cellar, and the technical room.

On the upper floor, the kitchen and another room with bathroom and dressing room make up the living areas of the building, and the covered terrace in the intermediate building can be accessed from that level. There is also a gallery for lounging above the living room. The garden played a central role in the design. With all three elements oriented towards it, the garden serves as a meeting place for the residents to exchange ideas.

The old stone masonry and the existing roof structure of the barn were fundamental elements in the project planning, which were always taken into account in the conversion. These materials were to be preserved, exposed, and enhanced with natural and raw materials. Thus, the existing structure was supplemented with exposed concrete, solid larch planks, dark wood boarding, and copper sheeting.

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Jon Dykstra
Jon Dykstra

Jon practiced law before launching his online publishing career, bringing analytical rigor to everything he builds. Home Stratosphere combines that precision with a lifelong obsession with residential design — architecture, interiors, landscape, and furniture.

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