Cupboard Studio’s timber-clad Gardeners Home stands in Thônex
The Gardeners Home in Thônex, Geneva, designed by Cupboard Studio and captured by architectural photographer Daniel Holfeld, is a multifunctional constructing that merges sensible and communal areas. Clad in blue-stained timber and terracotta brick, the single-story construction sits strategically close to a forest, serving each gardeners’ workshops and area people actions.
The 205 sqm constructing features a communal kitchen, leisure areas, bathrooms, workshops, an workplace, and altering rooms. Its major perform is to assist park upkeep, nevertheless it additionally options communal areas for neighborhood occasions, fostering a better neighborhood relationship.
The outside is distinguished by pleated blue-stained pine cladding with a particular facade that includes a central water fountain with a curved planting space. Load-bearing terracotta-brick partitions assist uncovered concrete roof beams, making a pergola impact that filters mild via skylights. The constructing’s design is characterised by its considerate use of supplies and construction.
all photos by Daniel Holfeld
Daniel Holfeld’s lens frames Gardeners home’s distinct options
The concrete ground slab is constructed over an underground electrical station, utilizing its partitions as foundations to reduce extra concrete use. Whereas most partitions are clean to accommodate instrument storage, strategically positioned home windows present views and pure mild to the inside. The uncovered inner construction contrasts with the fragile timber exterior, reflecting the constructing’s twin sensible and public capabilities.
A outstanding spherical mild inside a boxy lantern not solely illuminates the inside but additionally alerts to residents when gardeners are working. The function stands out at a strategic city crossroad creating a visible dialogue between the constructing and its environment.
Impressed by historic groundskeepers’ lodgings, the design blends industrial parts with house-like traits, making a practical but inviting house. Geneva-based Cupboard Studio emphasizes sensitivity to public house and consumer necessities, exemplified on this challenge’s integration of community-centric design with the practical wants of park upkeep. Daniel Holfeld’s pictures highlights Gardeners Home’s distinct options.
Gardeners Home in Thônex, Geneva, merges sensible and communal areas in a multifunctional design
designed by Cupboard Studio, the constructing is clad in blue-stained timber and terracotta brick
situated close to a forest, the single-story construction serves gardeners’ workshops and area people actions
captured by Daniel Holfeld, the multifunctional home spans throughout a 205 sqm plot
the constructing features a communal kitchen, leisure areas, bathrooms, workshops, an workplace, and altering rooms
the design fosters neighborhood relationships via its integration of sensible and social areas
a outstanding spherical mild inside a boxy lantern creates a visible dialogue with the environment