A formally motivated and structurally complex roof construction from the 19th century is liberated from the usual small compartments and extended into a continuous spatial figure. An appropriate opening brings light into the space, expands the formal repertoire, and hints at the intervention from the outside.
The listed row house in Bern was distinctive in how its listed status was applied differently to each storey. The ground floor, along with the façade, was the most protected part of the house. The second floor contained some elements that needed to be preserved, but spatial reconfiguration was allowed. The roof space, however, held little significance to preservationists and could be completely reimagined. The new opening in the roof is the only gesture acknowledging the range of preservation requirements, as the rest of the exterior was left untouched.
The listed row house in Bern was distinctive in how its listed status was applied differently to each storey. The ground floor, along with the façade, was the most protected part of the house. The second floor contained some elements that needed to be preserved, but spatial reconfiguration was allowed. The roof space, however, held little significance to preservationists and could be completely reimagined. The new opening in the roof is the only gesture acknowledging the range of preservation requirements, as the rest of the exterior was left untouched.
The listed row house in Bern was distinctive in how its listed status was applied differently to each storey. The ground floor, along with the façade, was the most protected part of the house. The second floor contained some elements that needed to be preserved, but spatial reconfiguration was allowed. The roof space, however, held little significance to preservationists and could be completely reimagined. The new opening in the roof is the only gesture acknowledging the range of preservation requirements, as the rest of the exterior was left untouched.
The listed row house in Bern was distinctive in how its listed status was applied differently to each storey. The ground floor, along with the façade, was the most protected part of the house. The second floor contained some elements that needed to be preserved, but spatial reconfiguration was allowed. The roof space, however, held little significance to preservationists and could be completely reimagined. The new opening in the roof is the only gesture acknowledging the range of preservation requirements, as the rest of the exterior was left untouched.
