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The Haus Neufert in Cologne with its Central Glass Cube

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Haus Neufert by Gatermann + Schossig architects is anchored by a surprising glass cube popped through the roof at its center.

The popped out section creates some lovely spaces delineated by glass.

The interior becomes one with nature.

The house is set in the art-strewn grounds of the existing heritage home and features a self contained apartment.

Its cool, metal cladding system is that of an anonymous commercial building.

It is an unusual use of the familiar and anonymous cladding, bringing it to the realm of the artistic.

But the metallic exterior that might seem incongruous in its park like setting, also has an ethereal quality, refracting light and receiving the strange shadows of trees.

This is a garden guest house that enables a witness to art and nature in a peaceful and creative environment.