OAI Architectour 2022

24 Architectour.lu © OAI 2023 The abstract patterns serve as aesthetic, graphic and functional components and help manage the infiltration of light based on the orientation of the window in question. Compliance with the applicable technical and accessibility standards, energy renovation and preserving heritage are major challenges, espe- cially if the original building is to be preserved and is set in an historically significant environment. Merging with nature While the example of the housing on Rue Munster in the Grund district illustrates quality of life within the historic urban landscape, the sin- gle-family house in Ehnen, which is built on the lower parts of a former bungalow, represents a veritable sculpture within the space it occupies. The wooden construction blends into the topogra- phy, bathed in light and merging harmoniously with the colours that surround it. Interior and exterior become one. Nature infiltrates the living space of the property like a huge landscape paint- ing, turning the living room itself into an element of nature, reconciling it and man, and at nightfall, the illuminated interior casts a twinkling light over the surrounding vineyards. The facade of the Bridel sports hall, meanwhile, is both an allusion to the plant kingdom and a reminder of the site’s wooded environment, as well as evoking the stained glass windows of Bridel’s church, which is a listed national monu- ment. The facade itself is made of perforated corten steel sheets and based on a pattern devel- oped specifically for this project, and each surface of the facade is treated as a unique element. The Claude Bentz winery, for its part,