Holiday home In den Söllen

A house tells a story. About the glacial, gently rolling land­scape of the Uckermark, its old walls and their tra­di­tions. Com­bined with modern design and many new things in every detail. The house In den Söllen, outside the small village of Blan­kensee, stands all by itself. It has grown into its sur­roun­dings of meadows and fields, between which the Sölle – small cir­cular ponds – appear like islands. While the house is pro­tected by an orchard to the east and west, a flowering meadow that stretches as far as the horizon opens up to the south.

The house is a project of the Berlin architect Thomas Kröger, who always cap­tures the beauty of the Uckermark in an unusual way and with great respect for the land­scape. With In den Söllen he has created his first own holiday home. For this, the typo­lo­gical sim­plicity of the former farm­house was retained in its clarity, while the many small rooms and utility spaces have been con­ceived dif­fer­ently. Thus, you walk through the house almost as if you are in a story, passing through dif­ferent stages and dis­co­vering new sur­prises with each step. From the rustic ambience of the hallway to the impressive, open living area.

Not only has a spatial expe­rience been created, but nature has also been brought into the rooms. Be it through the large-scale windows of the living area, the oversize round window in the guest room or the other mindfully chosen views. All this is enhanced by the cal­mingly mono­chrome and earthy atmo­sphere of the inte­riors with their clay-plas­tered walls, the floor of dark-fired clay tiles and the taupe-coloured fix­tures, in which the colourfulness of nature is high­lighted even more. And when the sun floods the kitchen in the morning, light plays ever­y­where.

From the former stable ent­rance, which is cen­trally con­nected to the clo­a­kroom, the bathroom and a small room, a few steps lead to the spa­cious living area. An open fire­place with sofas on either side awaits you at the gable end and the kitchen is at the other end. To the west, there is a com­bined bedroom and study, and in the attic there are two more bed­rooms with grain soaped flo­or­boards from Mark Bran­denburg and a bathroom in each, both of which are reached via separate interior stair­cases.

If at any time you are tempted to go out into the beau­tiful riparian land­scape and the orchard, it is well worth fol­lowing the tall poplars that rustle so won­derfully in the summer wind.

What to do

Discover the Uckermark in its most pristine form, preferably slowly and thoughtfully, go for walks and hikes through the hilly terminal moraine landscape, go cycling, swim in the numerous rivers and lakes, paddle, go canoeing, let your mind drift and enjoy the house In den Söllen in every way.

Why we like this house

An absolutely stunning house.

This house is great for

Two to eight people who are passionate about architecture and nature.

Owner

The multi-award-winning architect Thomas Kröger is particularly well known for his buildings in the Uckermark region, which are always set in the context of the region's natural surroundings and landscape. But his scope goes far beyond rural building. Since 2001 he has been working with his Berlin office TKA Thomas Kröger Architekten on projects at home and abroad. Previously he worked for Norman Forster in London and Max Dudler in Berlin. After various guest professorships in Stuttgart and Boston, Kröger has also been a professor of architecture at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf since 2019.

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