Markus Benz, company director of prestigious furniture brand Walter Knoll, and his wife Susanne wished to find a Stuttgart base that would enable them to offer their business partners an alternative meeting place to the company headquarters 40 km away in Herrenberg on the edge of the Black Forest – and to live there too.

著名家具品牌沃尔特·克诺尔(Walter Knoll)的公司董事马库斯·本兹(Markus Benz)和妻子苏珊娜(Susanne)希望找到一个斯图加特基地，让他们能为自己的商业伙伴提供一个可供选择的会面地点，地点距离黑森林边缘的赫伦堡(Herrenberg)有40公里远-而且他们也住在

The family found a property in the Kräherwald, a popular location above the city, and moved into what is known as a ‘coffee-grinder house’, typical of the 1920s. The Benz house used to function as a doctor’s practice, so the layout was restored in line with its original purpose and with respect for the building’s structure and history. On one hand our task was to create a home environment that suited the family’s discerning aesthetic demands and offered a framework for their art collection. On the other hand, products from Walter Knoll were to be staged in an authentic and atmospheric context, far removed from trade fair and showroom presentations.

这家人在克勒赫瓦尔德(Kr Herwald)找到了一处房产，这是该市最受欢迎的地方，他们搬到了20世纪20年代典型的“磨咖啡屋”。奔驰的房子过去作为医生的做法，因此，布局恢复与其最初的目的，并尊重建筑物的结构和历史。一方面，我们的任务是创造一个适合家庭敏锐的审美需求的家庭环境，并为他们的艺术收藏提供一个框架。另一方面，沃尔特·诺尔的产品将在真实和大气的背景下上演，与交易会和陈列室的展示相去甚远。

The Benz house stands high on a plateau with stunning views across the city. The three available storeys were divided into a public, representative space on the ground floor and a private living area on the first and top floors. The ground-floor public area is designed to enable a more informal and friendly contact to customers. The entrance area is a deep purple hallway that leads to the individual rooms. The conference room is simultaneously designed to be used for hospitality. Its walls are painted dove grey using pigment-rich paints, which give them a particular depth. Above this colour runs a broad band executed in a satiny metallic paint, which has also been used on the ceiling. The edges and corners of the walls curve gently, giving the room a soft and sensual charisma. A large round table stands upon a deep-pile rug. Above it hangs a globe light fixture, specially commissioned for the space and made from hand-blown, cut, crystal glass. A fully equipped catering kitchen on the ground floor caters to the hospitality needs of guests. A door in a mirrored dividing wall leads through to the study. The colour palette here is continued with a fresh and intense blue. In the centre of the room stands the Walter Knoll Keypiece desk, which appears to float on a base and sideboard.

奔驰的房子高高耸立在高原上，整个城市都能看到令人叹为观止的景色。这三层楼分为一层公共的、具有代表性的地下空间和一层和顶层的私人生活区。底层公共区域的设计是为了能够与客户进行更加非正式和友好的联系.入口区域是一条深紫色的走廊，通向各个房间。会议室的设计同时用于招待客人。它的墙壁被漆成鸽子灰色，使用颜料丰富的油漆，这给他们一个特殊的深度。在这个颜色上面有一个宽的带，在一个光滑的金属漆中执行，这也是在天花板上使用的。墙壁的边缘和角落轻轻弯曲，给房间一种柔软和感官的魅力。一张大圆桌矗立在一张厚厚的地毯上.上面挂着一个球状灯具，专为空间设计，由手工吹制、切割、水晶玻璃制成。一楼配备齐全的餐饮厨房满足客人的接待需求。镜子隔墙中的一扇门通向书房。这里的调色板是以新鲜和强烈的蓝色继续。房间中央站着沃尔特·克诺尔·凯皮斯(WalterKnoll Keypi女)的桌子，它似乎漂浮在一个基座和餐具柜上。

The Cigar Lounge is the place for discussions in more relaxed surroundings. All the walls and shelves have been executed in a dark graphite grey, contrasting to the powerful mustard tone on the ceiling. Here again curved walls mark transition points and create niches in front of the windows. Semi-transparent net curtains at each window emphasise the intimate atmosphere of this room. We have teamed the Walter Knoll product ensemble of couch, tables, armchairs and silk rug with an extravagant bronze ring lamp, which recalls a tuning fork, and aboriginal art from the owners’ collection.

雪茄酒廊是在更轻松的环境中进行讨论的地方。所有的墙壁和架子都是用深灰色的石墨做成的，与天花板上浓烈的芥末色调形成鲜明对比。在这里，再次弯曲的墙壁标记过渡点和创造在窗口前面的利基。每个窗口的半透明网窗帘强调了这间房间的亲密气氛。我们把沃尔特·诺尔的沙发、桌子、扶手椅和丝绸地毯与一盏奢华的青铜戒指灯结合在一起，让人想起一把音叉，还有主人收藏的原住民艺术品。

The heart of the living area on the two upper floors is a generous, L-shaped room, which serves as living and dining space combined. Storage space has been integrated against the walls leading to the staircase: Cabinets with fronts that have been painted a matt shade of green. The two doorways are contained within deep recesses, with sliding doors disguised as walls. The door recess behind the dining table carries over into a shelf niche, while the recess opposite the couch holds a flat-screen television. Two pillars painted a striking orange set strong colour accents, while the dark-stained, maple, parquet floor gives the room a calm base. Contrasting with the subtle flooring is a three-dimensional, faceted ceiling. Beginning from the point of intersection of the inner walls, its polygonal folds encompass the entire room. Its triangular shapes are painted in different shades of grey, further emphasising its folded nature. The shapes are reflected in polygonal, mirrored sections and incisions at the two end walls of the room. Here too the furniture derives almost exclusively from the Walter Knoll collection. We contrast design with artistic items from the furniture world. The table top of the long dining table, for example, is a unique original: A Persian textile was cast in tinted epoxy resin; pieces of cloth still hang out of the table top to each side.

两层楼上的起居区的中心是一个宽敞的L形房间，它是居住和用餐空间的结合。存储空间已经整合在墙壁上，通向楼梯：橱柜的正面漆成了一片淡淡的绿色。这两扇门都藏在深深的凹槽里，推拉门伪装成墙。餐桌后面的门凹进了架子壁龛，而沙发对面的凹处则放着一台平板电视。两根柱子涂上了醒目的橙色套装，浓烈的色彩，而暗染的枫木地板给了房间一个平静的基础。与微妙的地板形成对比的是一个三维的、多面的天花板。从内壁的交点开始，它的多边形褶皱包围了整个房间。它的三角形被画成不同的灰色阴影，进一步强调了它的折叠性质。这些形状反映在多角形，镜像的部分和切口在房间的两端墙壁。这里的家具几乎完全来自沃尔特·诺尔的收藏。我们将设计与家具世界中的艺术项目进行对比。例如，长餐桌的台面是独一无二的：一种波斯纺织品是用着色的环氧树脂浇铸而成的；桌面上的布片仍然挂在桌子的两边。

Benz House is an apartment and not a showroom. The owners’ brand and product world are displayed within a context that stands for the Benz family: a vibrant and very personal apartment, filled with artworks. A synthesis that is underscored by the diverse shapes and colours that form the space. In Haus Benz, the brand values of Walter Knoll, combining high-quality materials with the highest standard of quality, can be found in perfect equilibrium with the atmospheric and aesthetic demands of the private individuals that reside here.

奔驰之家是一间公寓而不是陈列室。业主的品牌和产品世界是在代表奔驰家族的背景下展示的：一套充满艺术作品的充满活力和非常个人化的公寓。由形成空间的各种形状和颜色所突出的一种综合。在豪斯奔驰，沃尔特诺尔的品牌价值，结合高质量的材料和最高的质量标准，可以找到完美的平衡，大气和个人的个人在这里居住的审美需求。

Architects: Ippolito Fleitz Group Project: Benz House Team: Gunter Fleitz, Johannes Hanebuth, Peter Ippolito, Elisabeth Napetschnig, Kerem Özerler, Verena Schiffl, Markus Schmidt Location: Stuttgart, Germany Photography: Zooey Braun

建筑师：伊波利托·弗莱茨集团项目：Benz House团队：Gunter Flitz，Johannes Hanebuth，Peter Ippolto，Elisabeth Napetschnig，Kerem zerler，Verena Schiffl，Markus Schmidt Location：Stuttgart，德国摄影：Zooey Braun Braun

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