OMEGA
OMEGA
Two-Family House OMEGA: with Two Independent Units
In a quiet, level residential setting, two independent living units join into a shared building whose U-shaped massing gives the house its name, OMEGA.
OMEGA as a Formal Idea
Two-Family House | Location: quiet, level residential setting | Livingfloor: 246 m² and 271 m² | Volume: 3,304 m³ | Rooms: 2 × 5.5 rooms | Construction: masonry construction
OMEGA takes up the form of the Greek letter Ω, whose open arc reappears in the volumetry of the house. Two independent living units join into a shared building that does not reveal itself as a two-family home at first glance. Its U-shaped massing instead reads as two separate houses enclosing a shared courtyard, giving the name its spatial counterpart.
Reserved Toward the Street, Open Toward the Garden
The level plot lies in a quiet residential setting, surrounded by detached single-family homes and mature trees. Toward the street, OMEGA presents itself with restraint: natural stone walls, metal louvres and low exposed-concrete walls frame the two entrances and shield the forecourts. On the garden side, the house opens across its full width toward the pool, while the surrounding mountains form a calm backdrop.
Two Floor Plans, Two Ways of Living
The two units follow different open floor plans. The eastern unit follows a classic layering: living, dining and the guest area occupy the ground floor, while the main bedroom with dressing room and ensuite bathroom, plus two children's rooms with their own bathrooms, occupy the upper floor. The western unit moves the main bedroom and bathroom down to the ground floor, placing living and retreat on one level, with two further rooms and an open gallery office above. Both units open toward the garden, and a shared, stone-framed courtyard receives visitors at the entrances.
A Double-Height Void Above the Living Room
Above the living area of each unit, a generous double-height void carries daylight deep into the plan and connects the open gallery upstairs with the room below. A freestanding timber staircase rises through this void. Horizontal window bands and metal louvres on the façade pick up its scale on the outside, giving the house its calm, even articulation.
Natural Stone, Plaster and Metal
Light-plastered façade surfaces set the calm tone of OMEGA, while natural stone marks the entrances of both units as a warm accent. A continuous flat roof ties the two units together into a calm, horizontal figure. A grid of metal louvres frames the canopies and the street-facing privacy screen, repeating as a column grid on the covered terrace. Inside, dark timber and stone at the kitchens and bathrooms create a quiet, warm contrast to the light wall surfaces.
Two Houses, One Architectural Idea
OMEGA brings two independent living units together into a shared whole, without placing the identity of the two-family home in the foreground. The U-shaped placement, the shared courtyard and the void above the living space shape the architecture of both units in different ways, giving the house its calm, coherent character.
