Situated in Sant Abbondio, Switzerland and designed by Wepi de Meuron Romeo Architetti this cubic concrete property is located on a steep slope that cradles it on 3 sides. The 4th side is exactly where all the magic occurs. This side faces out towards an amazing water view. Here, the façade is pierced with windows of all sizes each with a deep sill to produce much necessary shade for the interior. The natural concrete facade is in complete harmony with the setting and the seemingly sporadic (but well believed out) placement of the windows keeps it from overpowering the surrounding land. Landscaping is also kept to a minimum permitting each the natural and man-made elements to be in full harmony with each other.
When the weather permits, the home owners can take pleasure in the view from their rooftop deck. Surrounded for security factors with clear glass panels, the natural concrete deck leaves the impression of getting on a rock abutment rather then a roof. The uninterrupted panoramic views are rightfully the star of the show without any distraction from the creating itself.
The architects designed two distinctly diverse garden places on the roof, adjacent to the deck. The plantings where chosen not to compete with the view, while softening the surrounding hardscape. A reduce out in the roof looks down and into the patio below.
The patio has both covered and open locations so that it can be enjoyed no matter what the climate. A tiny sitting region is situated in the centre supplying the home owners and their guests a place to congregate. Exterior plantings are kept pruned so as not to interfere with the views and the deck treatment is given a textorial high quality with the use of stone set into the concrete. The roof of the patio is covered in pale, weatherworn planks.
Massive sliding glass panels stack to 1 side to let the homeowner take pleasure in an indoor / outside expertise whenever attainable The glass panels of the doors are framed in the very same organic wood as the outdoor furnishings and the weatherworn roof planks continue down the wall and across the ceilings on the inside livings spaces.
Inside the residence the décor continues the indoor / outdoor feeling. The very same chairs utilized on the patio are also employed at the Dining Area table and the very same weatherworn planking continues across the ceilings and along the walls. Tongue and Groove stacking tables in simple silhouettes supply a nod to the past even though keeping the clean lines of the minimalist design aesthetic.
To hold the concentrate on the beautiful views, all the walls are kept unadorned and accessories are at a bare minimum. Only a plate of fruit on the Dining Space table offers any pop of colour.
Though the property only utilizes concrete and wood for each its structure and furnishings, it is kept light and airy by the use of windows, reduce outs, climate worn and warm finishes to the wood and natural finishes to the concrete.
On the far side of the living space, the kitchen is faced in flat panels of wood that is identical to the woods employed in the patio doors. The kitchen peninsula is topped with a thick slab of concrete. A two sided fireplace separates the living from the dining space and a lot more exposed stones create a floor detail opposite to the patio wall
To preserve the minimalist really feel running all through the house, the fridge is paneled in the identical finish as the cabinets and the sink and stovetop are set into the concrete topped peninsula This leaves a clean extended line of uninterrupted floor to ceiling cabinets on the far wall with prep space saved for the 48″ deep peninsula. This view of the property shows the same Tongue and Groove detailing used on the stacking coffee tables is also used on the Dining Room table.
Situated in between the bank of cabinets and the peninsula is a hidden stairwell that leads to the lower level. A tiny detail of exposed stone delineates the division between the kitchen and the stairs.
The lower level is exactly where the bedrooms are. In the Master Bedroom, a easy bank of closets stick to the exact same flat panel style as the kitchen and the bedding is done in a deep midnight blue – a single of the couple of areas that a colour has been utilised.
In the evening, when all the lights are turned on, the façade of the constructing takes on a life of its personal. Light spills forth from the various sized windows producing an abstract pattern against the night sky.
Architecture by Wespi de Meuron Romeo Architetti
Photography by Hannes Henze
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