Sustainable Mansion: Wittenbergner Weg

This was a self-initiated design study for a remarkable site in Hamburg, overlooking the Elbe and surrounded by old growth forest and rolling hills. I came across a for sale sign with a highly polished but conservative mansion proposal that, in my view, did not respond meaningfully to the landscape.

I wanted to imagine something different. Something more connected to its setting. Something that felt both ambitious and sustainable.

I used this opportunity to test new 3D and video tools. Over a few days, I developed a concept sketch and a short video that explored an alternative vision for the site.

It was unsolicited work. I shared it with the agent, and after an initial positive response, I heard nothing more. In the end, nothing was built.

But these quiet, personal studies remain essential to my practice. They are a way to explore ideas freely, test tools, and stay connected to the landscape and materials that inspire my work.

A modern house with large glass windows, surrounded by green trees, with a swimming pool in the backyard and a landscaped garden with pink flowering bushes.

Architectural rendering of a modern building surrounded by greenery, trees, and grass, with a partly cloudy sky in the background.

Modern architectural house with a white cube upper structure and wooden supports, surrounded by green lawn and trees, under a partly cloudy sky.

A modern house with wooden siding and large windows, surrounded by green trees and grass, with a concrete pathway leading to the entrance on a sunny day.