The design of this artistic front door was the result of a keen sense of the client’s wishes and the architectural conditions – with the aim of creating a harmonious work of spatial art that integrates functionally and atmospherically into the building.
The starting point was the idea of developing an artistic entrance situation that goes beyond mere decoration: a designed transition between inside and outside, between landscape and living space. The building family wanted an individual solution with artistic depth – inspired by the natural surroundings with their birch trees and the colorful changes of the seasons.
This wish gave rise to a design for two side glass panels that flank the front door. Crystalline-looking branch structures run through the glass surfaces in an abstract form – surrounded by bright orange, yellow and green tones that echo the colors of the nearby birch bush. Color, line, layering and movement combine to create a multi-layered image of light and materiality.
During the day, the modern glass art in the front door is restrained: the prismatic branch structure subtly reflects the ambient light and blends calmly into the architectural language. Inside, the color tones unfold their effect depending on the daylight – colored shadows of light are created again and again, which continue through reflections deep into the living room. In the evening, the glass picture itself begins to glow and, thanks to the translucent play of colors, looks out onto the street. Despite the openness, privacy is guaranteed at all times – thanks to the textured surface of the real antique glass, which creates a dense and tactile effect even in the dark.
Process
From sketches to production
The stained glass was executed on colored genuine antique glass in order to use the characteristic surface structures and increase the depth of color. Glass etching, kiln fusing and finely tuned layering complete the handcrafted process. The result is an artisanal reinterpretation of classic glass finishing techniques that meets the highest standards in terms of both design and technology.
The finished glass was processed into energy-efficient insulating glass elements – with inert gas filling, safety glass structure and an energy standard corresponding to KfW-40.
The front door design is complemented by an adjoining window in the bathroom, which was deliberately designed entirely without color. Finished in fused glass and deep sandblasting with a high-gloss polish, it forms a calm, tactile surface in the interior. This motif is in creative dialog with the front door, picking up on its lines – but in a reduced form. Thanks to its materiality, the glass surface blends harmoniously into the bathroom and references the Jura marble used there. This creates a continuous design unit between the exterior and interior.
The project shows how artistic glass design can be combined with contemporary architecture – through a sensitive interplay of design, material and space. Precision craftsmanship, technical quality and a design approach that takes the location seriously make the work tangible – as architecture in which function, material and art combine in a natural way.
