Amorph Livingsculpture | Residence in Austria

Organic geometry

The conceptual genesis of this residence lies in the symbiotic integration of architecture, landscape, and distant topography. The design process was initiated through a rigorous visual analysis -satellite imagery served to define critical sightlines to prominent landmarks including Leopoldskron Castle, the Leopoldskroner Pond, the Hohensalzburg Fortress, and the Untersberg massif. These visual axes informed not only orientation but the entire spatial strategy of the project.

Spatial Organization

The resulting plan unfolds as a fluid, organic geometry, articulated in three dimensions to choreograph both movement and view. The architecture is conceived not as a static object, but as a spatial instrument, curating a sequence of perspectives. Freely contoured, thickened window soffits function as calibrated visual filters -framing the sublime, obscuring the mundane, and thereby shaping a heightened awareness of context.

The composition comprises two elongated volumes, subtly shifted to generate a central void. This interstitial space is more than a void; it operates as a transitional threshold. At the entry point, the juxtaposition of the auxiliary and primary structures compresses space, guiding the visitor through a controlled contraction and expansion of spatial experience. The lower volume opens generously to the garden, revealing a sculptural water element and an exterior helical stair -both anchoring the outdoor environment and enriching spatial continuity.

At ground level, architecture and nature interlace. Carefully articulated geometries and a nuanced landscape strategy establish a domestic atmosphere of introspective openness, where interiors maintain visual and material continuity with the garden and distant horizon. Sightlines extend unimpeded from interior spaces toward the Leopoldskroner Pond and the alpine backdrop, weaving a layered experience of intimacy and vastness.

Landscape Design

The outdoor realm acts as both extension and intermediary -mediating between built form and natural terrain. A reflective water basin, aligned with the adjacent natural pond and subtly elevated, creates a visual dialogue of horizontal planes. The architectural promenade is enriched by the external spiral staircase, intensifying the spatial interweaving of vertical and horizontal flows.

The upper level sustains the project’s central ambition: a continuous interior-exterior reciprocity. Expansive terraces flank the living spaces, one oriented toward the panoramic tableau of castle, fortress, and pond; the other offering a more enclosed, contemplative experience. The circulation path defines a looping spatial sequence, binding interior rooms with their exterior counterparts through carefully placed voids and axial connections.

Material Palette

From a material and constructive standpoint, the residence employs a timber frame structure -precisely fabricated via CNC milling. The timber elements are clad in natural wood panels, while the building envelope incorporates high-performance insulation seamlessly integrated within the timber assembly. The façade is sealed with a polyurea coating -a durable, monolithic finish typically used in zoological applications, selected here for its tactile robustness and subtle, organic texture, resonating with the site’s rural and natural character.

This project embodies a quiet radicalism -where form is landscape, and architecture becomes a calibrated lens onto nature. It is a dwelling not merely in place, but of place, attuned to view, terrain, and the rhythms of light.