Portus House, Pforzheim | Germany

With Portus House, Alexander Brenner Architekten has implemented an exclusive residential building which is characterised by complex geometry, spacious room layouts, high-quality materials and consistently composed architectural language. The modern new building lies in a park-like property in Pforzheim and evolves its spatial quality from the interplay of architecture, light and landscape.

The building combines closed and open areas into a clearly divided spatial structure. Overhanging roof spaces, large-scale glazing and flowing transitions between the interior and exterior characterise the visual appearance of the building. At the same time, enclosed spaces create different degrees of openness and retreat. Diverse lines of sight in the surrounding garden landscape are thus created as well as quality time spent in all the living areas.

Flowing room transitions and varied sequences of rooms characterise the architectural concept in the interior. Spacious lounge areas are merged into each other and linked together through lines of sight as well as the targeted direction of daylight. The material palette remains consciously reduced. Natural stone, wood and finely coordinated surfaces give the rooms a calm, timeless atmosphere. Individually designed fittings and customised details underline the highly creative requirements of the project.

In keeping with this reserved and superior design concept, switches and sockets from JUNG's LS 990 range are used. The colour white blends into the light wall and ceiling surfaces, the lacquered dark aluminium surface blends into the dark backgrounds while the colour terre sienne pâle (32123) from the colour range of Les Couleurs® Le Corbusier® takes up the warm earth and natural stone shades of the interior. The electrical installation thus consistently becomes a part of the overall architectural effect in every detail.

The result is a luxurious residential house which links architectural precision, high-value materials and an extraordinary relationship with the landscape to a representative and timeless composition.