Contemporary Rural Living

While honoring the rural landscape outside, the family's vision for the interior was clear: open, light-filled spaces with generous room proportions, strong connections to nature, and contemporary bathrooms.

The edge-of-town location in Mönchengladbach's Giesenkirchen district has preserved its distinctly rural character, surrounded by open fields, meadows, and farmsteads. With this context in mind, Ferreira | Verfürth Architects from Meerbusch designed a gabled-roof residence that respectfully echoes the vernacular architecture of the area. To forge a meaningful dialogue between old and new, the architects and homeowners selected robust reclaimed bricks for the façade—a deliberate gesture that grounds the contemporary structure within its historic surroundings.

The one-and-a-half-storey structure unfolds across two volumes: one gabled wing faces the street, while the other extends perpendicular to it, with the garage seamlessly woven into the composition and accentuated by a prominent gable. Yet beneath this classically rooted form lies a distinctly modern sensibility. The roof's clean, geometric profile—achieved through eliminating overhangs and concealing the drainage system—speaks to contemporary design principles. The entrance, with its expansive glazed wall, offers a striking counterpoint to the traditional French windows that punctuate the street-facing elevation.

While the exterior respectfully honors the rural vernacular, the interior reveals the family's vision for contemporary living: open-plan spaces flooded with light, generous room proportions, seamless garden connections, and thoughtfully appointed bathrooms. The ground floor opens with an entry hall, cloakroom, and staircase—a basement was deliberately foregone. Beyond lies a flowing living-dining-kitchen zone, where floor-to-ceiling sliding doors dissolve boundaries between interior and south and west-facing gardens. A centrally positioned fireplace subtly defines zones without sacrificing openness. Floating ceiling planes punctuated with accent lighting add visual interest. Upstairs, the master suite occupies one end, while the corridor anchors two children's bedrooms, a guest room, and shared bath on the other. A modest gallery overlooking the ground floor through an open void creates visual continuity. The pitched ceiling geometry was deliberately capped to create a snug attic space—in the children's rooms, this generates intimate alcoves perfect for play and imagination.

Durchgängig verlegtes Eichenparkett harmoniert mit den weißen Oberflächen von Wänden, Decken und maßgefertigtem Einbaumobiliar. Die Bäder erhalten einen besonderen Akzent durch die Verwendung von großformatigen Travertinplatten sowohl für Wand- wie Bodenbereiche. Konsequent wurden auch in den Außenbereichen Großformate verwendet: Sowohl der Zugang als auch die Terrassen wirken großzügig durch die 1 x 2 m großen Sichtbetonplatten. Energetisch kommt in dem Einfamilienhaus, das rund 165 m² Wohnfläche umfasst, eine Fußbodenheizung zum Einsatz, die über eine Gasbrennwerttherme gespeist wird. Eine zentrale Smart-Home-Gebäudesteuerung sorgt dabei für höchsten Bedienungskomfort.

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