House M by Philipp Architekten, Germany

House exterior with white walls and grassland

Nestled at the foot of the Swabian Alb highlands in southern Germany, lies House M by Untermünkheim-based architectural firm Philipp Architekten

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By Ellie Stathaki

last updated 26 October 2022

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House exterior views — Situated on a long and extremely narrow plot, the house's intense proportions posed an interesting challenge to Anna Philipp, principal at Philipp Architekten

Exterior views of House M — Philipp's clever solution revolves around defining the family home's floorplan arrangement based on three 'lines' - a tree line, a water line and an art line

House exterior with white walls and swimming pool — The result is that only the top two floors are visible from the street

A white staircase leads visitors down to a manicured lawn, where the lower ground level is revealed

House exterior with white staircase — Indoor/outdoor living is maximised by floor-to-ceiling glass windows and a deck opening up off the bedrooms

Study room with white walls conference table and chairs — The house is a study in white, from its plastered façade to the pale interior

A narrow internal stairway with white walls — A narrow internal stairway unites the three-storey home

House interior with wall art and furniture pieces — The house is decorated with colourful art and furniture pieces that punctuate the monochrome walls

Natural light flooding the interior through huge picture windows — House M also benefits from natural light flooding the interior through huge picture windows that line the external walls

A modern log fire similarly poses as a design feature

The internal skylights offer an abundance of light and a contrasting blue vista

The minimalist bathroom also incorporates a little art appreciation

House with swimming pool view — The minimalist bathroom also incorporates a little art appreciation

House exterior with open lawn area — Even the garage has an artful frame

House M by Philipp Architekten — The owners, a couple with two young children, experience every day life in what they describe as a 'modern and stylish piece of art'

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Ellie Stathaki is the Architecture & Environment Director at Wallpaper*. She trained as an architect at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece and studied architectural history at the Bartlett in London. Now an established journalist, she has been a member of the Wallpaper* team since 2006, visiting buildings across the globe and interviewing leading architects such as Tadao Ando and Rem Koolhaas. Ellie has also taken part in judging panels, moderated events, curated shows and contributed in books, such as The Contemporary House (Thames & Hudson, 2018), Glenn Sestig Architecture Diary (2020) and House London (2022).