This Adaptable & Dismantlable Glue-Free Timber Home Is Designed For Sustainable Living

Located in a traditional orchard near Augsburg, Germany, House Anton II by Manfred Lux, in partnership with Antxon Cánovas, presents a new approach to ecological architecture with its dismantlable, glue-free timber design. This innovative structure is a prototype for adaptable, resource-efficient living, featuring a digitally fabricated wooden framework that eliminates the need for metal fasteners, enabling full disassembly and reuse. Built on an 80-centimeter structural grid, the house allows for variations in length and height, making it scalable from one to three stories through a serial construction method.

Designer: Manfred Lux x Antxon Cánovas

In Neusaess, the architect collaborates with Antxon Cánovas of Cánovas Arquitectura to showcase the innovative construction principles of House Anton II. Upon entering, visitors are greeted by outwardly angled supports that hold up visible coffered ceilings, a design choice that immediately reveals the house’s structural ingenuity. These supports tilted at a precise 7-degree angle, extend the eaves and provide crucial shading for the ground-floor windows during the summer months. This thoughtful design choice protects the wooden base from splash water, enhancing the building’s durability.

The steep roof of the upper floor angled at 70 degrees, contributes to creating a spatial envelope that improves climatic performance and interior comfort. The house features untreated ash wood sourced from the nearby Siebentisch Forest, reflecting Manfred Lux’s commitment to sustainable design. No additional trees were felled for the construction, and even metal fragments from wartime found in the reclaimed timber were incorporated, celebrating the material’s history as an integral part of the structure. This careful and respectful use of resources showcases the architect’s dedication to ecological responsibility and innovative design.

Inside, the house functions like a large piece of furniture, with load-bearing elements that double as storage solutions. The 60-centimeter-deep ribs of the frame incorporate wardrobes and shelves, optimizing space within the compact 80-square-meter home. The entire structure relies on joinery techniques, featuring dovetail-jointed supports and wooden dowels that enable a precise, interlocking assembly without the use of adhesives. These dowels also have a dual purpose, serving as conduits for indirect ceiling lighting.

The design adheres to principles of circular construction, utilizing a foundation partly constructed from repurposed concrete blocks initially used in silo construction. Despite its distinctive exterior, House Anton II is envisioned as part of a scalable housing series, offering variations in form and cladding options, such as shingles, thatch, or metal, along with adaptable layouts. This flexibility allows the concept to be tailored to different needs and environments, highlighting its potential as a model for sustainable and efficient living.

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