Light and shadow
The way in which the facade openings have been placed is the result of another basic design idea. The interior sequence of rooms is reflected by the window openings because each room has exactly one window in the wall or ceiling area. The resulting facade structure is underpinned by the use of two copper-framed window formats of the VELUX roof window range, which are opened by means of hinged wings. The striking facade geometry is created by the individual windows, placed alone or next to each other.
In constructional terms, the house is a wooden-frame structure made of prefabricated elements. It was therefore possible to deliver the windows already fitted. During the times of day when the sun is at its highest, the thick forest provides natural shade for the building so that additional protection against the sun did not have to be provided.
Light and shadow
The way in which the facade openings have been placed is the result of another basic design idea. The interior sequence of rooms is reflected by the window openings because each room has exactly one window in the wall or ceiling area. The resulting facade structure is underpinned by the use of two copper-framed window formats of the VELUX roof window range, which are opened by means of hinged wings. The striking facade geometry is created by the individual windows, placed alone or next to each other.
In constructional terms, the house is a wooden-frame structure made of prefabricated elements. It was therefore possible to deliver the windows already fitted. During the times of day when the sun is at its highest, the thick forest provides natural shade for the building so that additional protection against the sun did not have to be provided.
Willimann-Lötscher house in Seveign near St. Moritz in Switzerland. The powerful architecture of this relatively little house, which is located on the slope of a moun tain and is intended for a family of five, offers its occupants high quality living space at a reasonable price.
New approaches
The family of five went to architects Bearth & Deplazes with clear wishes and ideas regarding how their new home should be built. These were not the usual whims and dreams but presented the team of architects with unaccustomed challenges. The future family home was to consist of many individual rooms. In order to keep the costs as low as possible, the owners wanted to do as much of the work as possible themselves and to use prefabricated products for construction. This had a determining influence, both on the architecture and the materials used and thus reflects one of the design’s basic ideas. For the location, the family chose a clearing in the forest on a slope at the edge of the center of Seveign.
Eye-catcher
The architectural concept is based on a tower-like structure with split-level rooms. The building with its wedge-shaped ground plan is embedded between the slope of the mountain and a foothill.
As the building faces towards the east, the occupants have a good long-distance view over the magnificently wild and romantic valley of the Vorderrhein.
The entrance initially leads into a two-storey hall. If you go down the steps, you arrive in the dining room with adjoining kitchen. Going upwards, the stairs lead to the living room with gallery and a panorama window that reveals an impressive view of the valley below. On the two floors above, there is the parents’ bedroom and three children’s rooms. In order to make the small rooms appear larger, sets of two rooms are connected to each other by means of a split-level along the long wall of the building to form a continuum of rooms.
During planning, the civil defence room, which is obligatory for Swiss houses, also had to be taken into account.
Willimann-Lötscher house in Seveign near St. Moritz in Switzerland. The powerful architecture of this relatively little house, which is located on the slope of a moun tain and is intended for a family of five, offers its occupants high quality living space at a reasonable price.
Light and shadow
The way in which the facade openings have been placed is the result of another basic design idea. The interior sequence of rooms is reflected by the window openings because each room has exactly one window in the wall or ceiling area. The resulting facade structure is underpinned by the use of two copper-framed window formats of the VELUX roof window range, which are opened by means of hinged wings. The striking facade geometry is created by the individual windows, placed alone or next to each other.
In constructional terms, the house is a wooden-frame structure made of prefabricated elements. It was therefore possible to deliver the windows already fitted. During the times of day when the sun is at its highest, the thick forest provides natural shade for the building so that additional protection against the sun did not have to be provided.
Light and shadow
The way in which the facade openings have been placed is the result of another basic design idea. The interior sequence of rooms is reflected by the window openings because each room has exactly one window in the wall or ceiling area. The resulting facade structure is underpinned by the use of two copper-framed window formats of the VELUX roof window range, which are opened by means of hinged wings. The striking facade geometry is created by the individual windows, placed alone or next to each other.
In constructional terms, the house is a wooden-frame structure made of prefabricated elements. It was therefore possible to deliver the windows already fitted. During the times of day when the sun is at its highest, the thick forest provides natural shade for the building so that additional protection against the sun did not have to be provided.
New approaches
The family of five went to architects Bearth & Deplazes with clear wishes and ideas regarding how their new home should be built. These were not the usual whims and dreams but presented the team of architects with unaccustomed challenges. The future family home was to consist of many individual rooms. In order to keep the costs as low as possible, the owners wanted to do as much of the work as possible themselves and to use prefabricated products for construction. This had a determining influence, both on the architecture and the materials used and thus reflects one of the design’s basic ideas. For the location, the family chose a clearing in the forest on a slope at the edge of the center of Seveign.
Eye-catcher
The architectural concept is based on a tower-like structure with split-level rooms. The building with its wedge-shaped ground plan is embedded between the slope of the mountain and a foothill.
As the building faces towards the east, the occupants have a good long-distance view over the magnificently wild and romantic valley of the Vorderrhein.
The entrance initially leads into a two-storey hall. If you go down the steps, you arrive in the dining room with adjoining kitchen. Going upwards, the stairs lead to the living room with gallery and a panorama window that reveals an impressive view of the valley below. On the two floors above, there is the parents’ bedroom and three children’s rooms. In order to make the small rooms appear larger, sets of two rooms are connected to each other by means of a split-level along the long wall of the building to form a continuum of rooms.
During planning, the civil defence room, which is obligatory for Swiss houses, also had to be taken into account.
New approaches
The family of five went to architects Bearth & Deplazes with clear wishes and ideas regarding how their new home should be built. These were not the usual whims and dreams but presented the team of architects with unaccustomed challenges. The future family home was to consist of many individual rooms. In order to keep the costs as low as possible, the owners wanted to do as much of the work as possible themselves and to use prefabricated products for construction. This had a determining influence, both on the architecture and the materials used and thus reflects one of the design’s basic ideas. For the location, the family chose a clearing in the forest on a slope at the edge of the center of Seveign.
Eye-catcher
The architectural concept is based on a tower-like structure with split-level rooms. The building with its wedge-shaped ground plan is embedded between the slope of the mountain and a foothill.
As the building faces towards the east, the occupants have a good long-distance view over the magnificently wild and romantic valley of the Vorderrhein.
The entrance initially leads into a two-storey hall. If you go down the steps, you arrive in the dining room with adjoining kitchen. Going upwards, the stairs lead to the living room with gallery and a panorama window that reveals an impressive view of the valley below. On the two floors above, there is the parents’ bedroom and three children’s rooms. In order to make the small rooms appear larger, sets of two rooms are connected to each other by means of a split-level along the long wall of the building to form a continuum of rooms.
During planning, the civil defence room, which is obligatory for Swiss houses, also had to be taken into account.
New approaches
The family of five went to architects Bearth & Deplazes with clear wishes and ideas regarding how their new home should be built. These were not the usual whims and dreams but presented the team of architects with unaccustomed challenges. The future family home was to consist of many individual rooms. In order to keep the costs as low as possible, the owners wanted to do as much of the work as possible themselves and to use prefabricated products for construction. This had a determining influence, both on the architecture and the materials used and thus reflects one of the design’s basic ideas. For the location, the family chose a clearing in the forest on a slope at the edge of the center of Seveign.
Eye-catcher
The architectural concept is based on a tower-like structure with split-level rooms. The building with its wedge-shaped ground plan is embedded between the slope of the mountain and a foothill.
As the building faces towards the east, the occupants have a good long-distance view over the magnificently wild and romantic valley of the Vorderrhein.
The entrance initially leads into a two-storey hall. If you go down the steps, you arrive in the dining room with adjoining kitchen. Going upwards, the stairs lead to the living room with gallery and a panorama window that reveals an impressive view of the valley below. On the two floors above, there is the parents’ bedroom and three children’s rooms. In order to make the small rooms appear larger, sets of two rooms are connected to each other by means of a split-level along the long wall of the building to form a continuum of rooms.
During planning, the civil defence room, which is obligatory for Swiss houses, also had to be taken into account.
New approaches
The family of five went to architects Bearth & Deplazes with clear wishes and ideas regarding how their new home should be built. These were not the usual whims and dreams but presented the team of architects with unaccustomed challenges. The future family home was to consist of many individual rooms. In order to keep the costs as low as possible, the owners wanted to do as much of the work as possible themselves and to use prefabricated products for construction. This had a determining influence, both on the architecture and the materials used and thus reflects one of the design’s basic ideas. For the location, the family chose a clearing in the forest on a slope at the edge of the center of Seveign.
Eye-catcher
The architectural concept is based on a tower-like structure with split-level rooms. The building with its wedge-shaped ground plan is embedded between the slope of the mountain and a foothill.
As the building faces towards the east, the occupants have a good long-distance view over the magnificently wild and romantic valley of the Vorderrhein.
The entrance initially leads into a two-storey hall. If you go down the steps, you arrive in the dining room with adjoining kitchen. Going upwards, the stairs lead to the living room with gallery and a panorama window that reveals an impressive view of the valley below. On the two floors above, there is the parents’ bedroom and three children’s rooms. In order to make the small rooms appear larger, sets of two rooms are connected to each other by means of a split-level along the long wall of the building to form a continuum of rooms.
During planning, the civil defence room, which is obligatory for Swiss houses, also had to be taken into account.
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