Villa, Collonge-Bellerive
VILLA, COLLONGE-BELLERIVE
PIERRE-ALAIN DUPRAZ ARCHITECTE ETS FAS
YEAR
2013
LOCATION
Collonge-bellerive, Switzerland
TYPE
Residential › Private House
The context and the limited size of the property required consideration on structural density.
In this case, the form and construction combine to serve the functional and spatial requirements of the residential programme.
The property is situated along a road, with a varying elevation of half a floor-height.
The house, which presents itself as a sequence of rooms that are staggered by half a floor, uses the incline to develop diverse outward references.
The programme is treated as a uniform, compact building, which also integrates the garage.
The entrance to the house is on the lowest part of the property at the street.
The terrace forms an extension to the kitchen on the ground floor and is covered by the projecting volume of the living room.
From the kitchen, a few steps lead to the dining room and main bedroom.
The living room is connected to the dining room and develops over several levels.
It enjoys a dominant stance towards the surrounding landscape at its highest point.
The bedrooms on the lower level are shielded from the street noise by the garage.
The spatial sequence is enhanced by large window openings that follow the geometry defined by the structure of the building.
The construction mainly consists of reinforced concrete; the roof is a reinforced concrete and composite panel that ensures the load-bearing balance.
