Conversion Alte Dorfstr. 22, Affoltern a. A.

The project
Formerly, on the first floor was the old village center, and on the upper floor lived the family that ran the Schmitte. The attic was used only as a storage room. The Schmitte became a café with the ambience of the old Schmitte, the forge is now used as a buffet, the hooks for the horseshoes are used to hang decorations. The surrounding quarry stone walls give the cafe its cozy charm. The interior of the upper floor and attic were completely renovated. The top floor now houses an apartment, where the new roof elements unite with the old support structure. On the upper floor there are four new offices, which could be converted into an apartment at a later date.

The construction
The attic was completely renewed with an element construction. The old supporting structure of the gallery was dismantled in advance, cleaned and brushed and reinstalled in the interior. The ceiling structure above the first floor was structurally strengthened and given a new floor structure to improve sound insulation.

The challenge
The property is a listed building, which required some compromises and challenging detail solutions in the planning and conversion. Likewise, achieving a good impact sound without a large increase in the floor structure was a non-trivial task due to the small room height as well as the weight due to the static properties.