About Daniel Libeskind
Design: Daniel Libeskind
Project: The Villa
Area: 515 sq.m (Building Footprint: 26m x 22m, max height 11m)
Location: Datteln, Germany
Year: 2009
Photography: Libeskind, Frank Marburger
Features of this 4 bedroom, 2 floor prefab home are seamless transitions between spaces, strong geometries and drastic angles. That prefab house can be delivered anywhere in the world and assembled in a few weeks. The structure meets the highest standards in sustainability, craftsmanship and design. That prefab home is classified as a low-energy building as it successfully complies with the German energy-saving standards, which indicates less than 40 kWh/m²a heat consumption.
Description from architects
This four bedroom, two-floor prefab home while completed in Germany can be constructed and shipped to almost any location in the world within months and assembled by a team of experts within weeks.
Made of wood from renewable sources, zinc, and aluminum, the 5,000 square foot, German-made structure meets the highest standards of design and craftsmanship and complies with the highest energy-saving standards in the world.
The prefabricated structure is composed of three interlocking ribbons with striking angles, creating an asymmetrical, double height, and dynamic interior. The Villa fills a niche in the residential market between the one-off custom home and the mass productions; the structure is customizable, made to order and delivered to the site in a fraction of the time of a ground-up construction. Details include the elaborate metalwork of the balcony off the master bedroom, light wells directing daylight into a sauna and recessed wardrobes.
