Wespi de Meuron Romeo Architekten BSA AG

Building In Brione

Building In Brione
© Hannes Henz

BUILDING IN BRIONE

Wespi de Meuron Romeo Architects

MANUFACTURERS
Gaggenau, V-Zug, Sanitas Troesch

BUILDING PHYSICS
IFEC Consulenze SA

CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION
Guscetti Arch. Dipl.

CONSTRUCTOR
Merlini + Ferrari SA

 ENGINEER
Anastasi SA

CARPENTER
Erich Keller AG

 PHOTOGRAPHER
Hannes Henz

YEAR
2005

LOCATION
Minusio, Switzerland

CATEGORY
Houses

Text description provided by architect.

The new building is located in a privileged but sprawled urban area above Locarno, with an overwhelming view on the city, the surrounding mountains and the lake.

Building In Brione
© Hannes Henz
Building In Brione
© Hannes Henz
Building In Brione
© Hannes Henz

The project is a discrete reaction to a daily subject: to build into a crowded and chaotic urbanized area.

Therefore all attributes of a classical house were totally omitted.

Two simple steaning cubes are emerging from the hill – fragmentarily - more associated to the landscape than to the other existing buildings – more alike a wall than a house – and time less.

Building In Brione
© Hannes Henz
Building In Brione
© Hannes Henz
Building In Brione
© Hannes Henz

Habitable interiors are generated through cavities. Two similar big openings, with wooden grids serving as moveable gates, are providing access and view.

Additional light is taken in through courtyards. The water of the swimming pool, embedded in the valley facing cube, merges perfectly with the lake.

Building In Brione
© Hannes Henz
Building In Brione
© Hannes Henz
Building In Brione
© Hannes Henz


Building In Brione
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Building In Brione
© Hannes Henz
Building In Brione
© Hannes Henz
Building In Brione
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Building In Brione
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Building In Brione
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Building In Brione
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Building In Brione
© Hannes Henz


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