wooden house on the slope by lx1 architects

‘wooden house on the slope’ by lx1 architectsall images © luca da campo / strates 

as part of a site originally intended for the realization of a cable car, a monolithic wooden object plays with the topography and the context. designed by lausanne-based architecture studio lx1, the wooden facade surfaces react to the building by deforming an exalt to the surrounding views,making visual connections in all directions: forest and outcropping rock to the east, snowy peaks to the west, and rhone valley to the north, 860 meters below. using a split-level organization, the building incorporates the slope and ensures the privacy of the various parts of the program: main apartment: day – night spaces, secondary apartment, medical massage office and workshop.

project details:

client : privatelocation : nax, valais, switzerlandsurface : 200 sqmyear : project development : 2009 – 2010building : 2011 – 2012team : david vessaz, owner, principal architect, miriam bleikolm, architect, camille bagnoud, interntype : housing – 2 appartments + 1 medical massage office

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