Concerned to eliminate the boundaries between the indoors and the outdoors, Nichetto designed a home that has plants everywhere: on shelves, in the bathroom, on the walls and there is even a small interior vegetable garden. Thyme and Rosemary plants grow in the kitchen and the living room is the home’s “green lung,” with tall evergreen trees that create a natural boundary between separate functions.
Defined by semi enclosed walls and large window openings, Das Haus is finished off with natural materials such as oak and handmade concrete that comes in soothing neutral colors. Bright, airy and furnished with many of Nichetto’s own designs, this striking dwelling has been constructed with the dual aim of achieving optimum efficiency and earth friendliness.
+ Luca Nichetto
Photos by Constantin Meyer and Koelnmesse
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Every year at IMM Cologne, a designer is asked to build what they believe is the house of the future. Called Das Haus, this year’s concept was contributed by Italian designer Luca Nichetto, who borrowed elements of design from modernist architecture in
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Luca Nichetto borrowed elements of design from California, Japan and Carlo Scarpa to design Das Haus
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Recently featured at IMM Cologne, this is the home of the future
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Das Haus is a modern dwelling that blurs the boundary between indoors and outdoors
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The home is positively brimming with plants
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Natural materials such as oak create a warm, inviting environment
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All kinds of plants are featured, including tall evergreens
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There is even a small vegetable garden inside!
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A lot of the furnishings featured are Luca Nichetto designs as well
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Even the bathroom features greenery that freshens it up!
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The living room is the “green lung”
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Having tall everygreen trees in the living room creates a natural boundary between different functions
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Handmade concrete in soothing neutral colors adds to the green aesthetic
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Great attention has been paid to the home’s overall efficiency and earth friendliness
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