- House R 128
House R 128 (Sobek House) is a futuristic single family
house inStuttgart ,Germany , built byarchitect Werner Sobek in1999 /2000 .The house features a modular andrecyclable design, iscompletely glazed and has no interior dividing walls.It is computerized and meets its own energy requirements completely.Overview
The name of the house is derived from its location at Römerstrasse 128,which is a small and steep piece of land at the edge of the
vale ofStuttgart .When the house was built, it was paid a great amount of attention in thearchitectural world.The building is shaped like acube , has four levels and is wrapped by aglass shield.All components can be segregated for recycling.There are no walls or closed rooms (apart from thebathroom s) and only few pieces offurniture .The transparency is supposed to create the impression that one lives outdoors exposed tonature .Due to itspassive solar architecture with triple-glazed walls, the houseneeds no energy forheating .Seasonal temperature shifts are balanced by aseasonal thermal store .Electricity is generated bysolar cell s.Every item in the house is computer-controlled.References
* [http://www.wernersobek.de/index.php?page=251&modaction=detail&modid=30] . Retrieved 2008-07-25. (House R 128 description at Werner Sobek's homepage)
* [http://www.goethe.de/wis/umw/dos/nac/buw/en37002.htm Winter storms in the living room] . Retrieved 2008-07-25. (Article about R 128 at theGoethe Institute 's page)Further reading
* [http://www.wernersobek.de/index.php?page=251&modaction=detail&modid=30] . Retrieved 2008-07-25. (House R 128 pictures at Werner Sobek's homepage)
* Blaser, W., Heinlein, F. (2002) R 128 by Werner Sobek, Birkhäuser (Princeton Architectural Press), ISBN 3-7643-6669-9.
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