Holiday home Die Scheune

Staudach-Egerndach is just a few kilo­metres from Lake Chiemsee in Bavaria — a small village away from the hustle and bustle of everyday urban life. The 200 m² con­verted hay barn is part of a tra­di­tional Chiemgau farm, where the architect and interior designer Ste­phanie Tha­ten­horst grew up and which is now run by her sister as an organic farm. The result is a very per­sonal project that honours history while playfully leaving room for the present. And in which ever­y­thing is radi­cally sub­or­dinate to beauty, even if this may not always be fully prac­tical. The result is a har­mo­nious, at times sur­prising mix of tra­di­tional details and the eclectic style that cha­rac­te­rises Tha­ten­horst.

The wooden façade was retained out of respect for the regional building culture. Only the windows on the west side were enlarged. The living area with a gable height of 7 metres is impressive. A grey pig­mented clay plaster runs through the entire interior of the house and even includes the bath­rooms.

Regional and recycled mate­rials play a major role. The staircase to the upper floor, for example, is made of reclaimed wood, which had to make way for more open space else­where. To support the roof truss of the barn, new beams made from local spruce that had pre­viously been treated with vinegar stain were incor­po­rated. An old process that authen­ti­cally har­mo­nises the patina with the ori­ginal. The kitchen, fur­niture and doors in the open-plan living and cooking area are also made of regional wood and form a har­mo­nious sym­biosis with the plaster and the screed, which was deli­berately left imperfect.

The interior designer con­trasts all of this with her own fur­niture designs, vintage pieces and uncon­ven­tional objects. A plea­surable and atmo­spheric interplay of cool and warm mate­rials, a wide variety of fabrics, pat­terns and details, soft nuances, rich colours and grounded natural tones.

If you’re looking for a tele­vision, you won’t find it in the barn. After all, there is a sunny balcony outside the door and the most beau­tiful natural sur­roun­dings to dis­cover. Light switches and sockets are also rare finds, as ever­y­thing tech­nical is kept as hidden as pos­sible. Instead of a doorbell, you have to knock on the thick door and next to the free­standing bathtub there is only an elegant faucet, while the mixer tap is a little further away on the wall.

What to do

A wide range of leisure activities for walking, hiking, cycling and biking, various water sports activities on the Chiemsee or the Tiroler Achen, boat trips to Fraueninsel and Herrenchiemsee Castle, skiing in Reit im Winkl/Steinplatte in winter, cross-country skiing or tobogganing, hang-gliding and paragliding, cultural highlights, excursions to Munich, Salzburg, Rosenheim and Kössen in Tyrol

Why we like this house

Pure pleasure in experimentation: a surprising holiday home that naturally combines clarity and creativity, tranquillity and liveliness.

This house is great for

Families, couples or small groups

Sustainability

Sustainable materials such as regional wood and clay, recycled resources

Details

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