On the outskirts of Vienna, a modest wartime house has been carefully renewed and expanded. Typical of its era, the existing building featured a raised ground floor, street-facing living spaces, a partial basement, and a rear entrance. While lovingly maintained over decades, its garden side was long dominated by the massive, neglected fire wall of the neighboring property\u2014a gray, oppressive presence that shaped the outdoor atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n
The design approach focused not on replacement but on sensitive transformation. A new extension, built directly against the fire wall, became the key architectural gesture: concealing much of its scale, stepping down towards the garden, and carving out a sheltered, private outdoor realm. This cascading form mediates between the existing house and the lowered garden, establishing a fluid spatial dialogue between old and new.<\/p>\n\n
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