House in Ticino

Located in Ticino, one of sunniest and most beautiful areas of southern Switzerland, the house is characterised as a series of small monolithic volumes perched on the natural slope of the land and is surrounded by nature.

The site was previously home to a cluster of typical old rural buildings and elements of the new house echo this. The new construction retains the footprint of these old buildings, as four volumes with a 14 meter-square ground perimeter and, with its sloped roof recall the form of these former structures.

The landscape appears to ‘flow’ through these volumes that become protected living spaces; a continuation of the green environment modelled as if to be part of the building. The construction is enhanced by an entrance ‘cave’ sheltered by the landscape and follows the slope in an organic and fluent sequence of spaces, each relating to each other and to the surrounding landscape.

This typology aims at offering an alternative to the ‘box-shaped’ construction common on these hills; an alternative to the more urbanised forms, often alien to the landscape and typified by an aggressive attitude of building with little respect for the environment.

The design and construction of the House in Ticino has been realised according to the principles of sustainability and with bio-ecological materials.

SITE AREA: 1456 M2
BUILDING AREA: 185 M2

PARKING CAPACITY: 4

STRUCTURE SYSTEM: The material used care on sustainability and bioecological principles.
Main structure underground: reinforced concrete. Main structure above ground: wood bricks insulated „steko“. Windows: insulated glass, frame in aluminium thermocoated. External wall cladding: copper net „tecunet“.

EXTERIOR FINISHING: Wall finish exterior: tecunet (copper net). Flooring exterior: stone (granite).
INTERIOR FINISHING: Wall finish interior: mineral painting on wood „steko“ walls. Flooring internal: wood (oak, teak).