House in S. Abbondio, Switzerland | Wespi De Meuron

Sitting atop an angled site by Lake Maggiore in Switzerland, this concrete, abstract cube is one of the latest residential works swiss design firm Markus Wespi and Jerome de Meuron. The house of 148 sqm, finished in 2012, is located in the small village of S'Abbondio, close to the Italian borders.

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Description:


The house is standing on a steep slope in S. Abbondio, it’s designed for two people and their guests. The property adjoins on three sides to existing and new constructions,  while to the downhill side it’s attached at the access road and above it provides free views to the Lake Maggiore and to the mountains. The cleareasy-cut volumetry and also the naturalistic materializing of the concrete in the same colour like the natural rocks, integrates the new building with caution in the heterogeneous area. Concrete gets the natural stone of the modern era,
The irregularly positioned window perforations maintain the monolith and create a sculptural unit.

Spartan rooms and courtyards open up horizontally and vertically to water, forests and mountains, light and sun, they live from the poetry of nature.

The limitation of a few basic materials like concrete and natural wood, generates a flowing interaction of interior and exterior and a natural archaic atmosphere.

Elevation © Courtesy of Wespi De Meuron 

Elevation © Courtesy of Wespi De Meuron

Elevation © Courtesy of Wespi De Meuron

Section © Courtesy of Wespi De Meuron

Site plan © Courtesy of Wespi De Meuron

1st level © Courtesy of Wespi De Meuron

2nd level © Courtesy of Wespi De Meuron

3d level © Courtesy of Wespi De Meuron

Roof level © Courtesy of Wespi De Meuron

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