As part of our tribute to architectural photographer Julius Shulman we featured a slide show of Cliff May and his California ranch house. Perhaps the German 1950’s equivalent is the Siedlunghaus.

Now German architects Anne Menke and Winkens Architekten have completed Haus+, an extension to an existing Siedlunghaus in Hameln, Germany that features a courtyard typology.

Architect Anne Menke described the house’s concept by saying, “We saw potential in the small rundown “Siedlungshaus”, decided to renovate it and take it as an opportunity to create an innovative contrasting addition. The new 110m2 extension is conceived as a simple volume that embraces the old.”

She goes on to describe the design goals, “The materiality of the extension is crucial for the contrast of the old and new to be expressed. The white simple look of the existing house forms a strong contrast to the striking copper cladding of the extension. Horizontal panels in several different widths enclose the new addition with its white plastered courtyard like a protective coil. The copper glows in warm lively colours, which change continuously with the weather and the years.”

The finished house is an example of borrowing from an older typology to create a new more functioning modern house while meeting the divergent wishes of both clients. Read post in Dezeen.