Live + Work - Hauserberg

The building’s architecture symbolizes a ship that has been washed ashore in the urban area. The boat furthermore becomes an island, on which its inhabitants are free to live and work on; where one can fully experience the seasons, the sun, the sky, a wide view on the landscape along with a feeling of freedom.Sustainability has been the main objective regarding the construction of the building. Materials were always utilized with the focus on meaningfulness. That is also why wood has been used predominantly,classifying the structure as a prefabricated wooden post construction.

Peter Gronych + Yvonne Dollega are German architects headquartered in Wetzlar, Hessen, Germany.

The office's work is characterized by an experimental search for the specific constructional form. Lighting, space and the building body are examined based on the architectural concept and developed further using work models, resulting in a unique architecture form matching the location with a high spatial quality: The focus is on people with all their senses and emotions.

The projects of Peter Gronych and Yvonne Dollega have received multiple national and international prizes, among others the iF award 2016 and a nomination for the DAM Award for Architecture in Germany 2017.
"The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design" and "The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies" honored the projects: "Live + Work – Hauserberg" and the revitalization "Solms Castle" with the GREEN GOOD DESIGN Award 2017. This prize, offered by Chicago Athenaeum, is one of the oldest and most important awards for sustainable architecture world-wide.
2018 the architects won the International Architecture Award and The Architecture MasterPrize.