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FRM_R147/13
Montreux, Switzerland
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Other Projects by PHILIPPE MEYER FAS SIA
FRM_R147/13
Montreux, Switzerland
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2013
SIZE
3000 sqft - 5000 sqft
In Montreux, overlooking the lake and the Alps,
a construction backs onto the hill, clinging to it
with only a single façade showing.
Slipped under another building that is almost
stacked on top of it, a disused clinic, transformed
into an office block, was to make way for 35 studios
intended for students of a hotel school. Clinging
to the cliff and mirroring its outline, the project
becomes a singular underlying extension of the
building above.
The first measure involves supporting the building
to facilitate the necessary demolition. Then, a structure
is gradually developed to house the units in
a repetitive grid pattern. The student apartments
housed in the building are accessed via the main
façade by means of a balcony walkway that forms
the outside extension of each studio. A meeting
and accessing space, giving the building a certain
unity.
In the living area, the compact western studios are
inserted in pairs between the structural elements
and have one glazed, rough concrete wall and one
pine-clad wall. The furniture is specially designed
for versatile use. In the adjacent sleeping area,
the double units shared by two students have
double sanitary areas, merging furniture elements
and space.
Positioned along the railing, the sliding shutters
protect the largely open aluminium façade while
regulating light, reflection, views and privacy. The
appearance of the façade constantly changes due
to the random movement of their individual use
a construction backs onto the hill, clinging to it
with only a single façade showing.
Slipped under another building that is almost
stacked on top of it, a disused clinic, transformed
into an office block, was to make way for 35 studios
intended for students of a hotel school. Clinging
to the cliff and mirroring its outline, the project
becomes a singular underlying extension of the
building above.
The first measure involves supporting the building
to facilitate the necessary demolition. Then, a structure
is gradually developed to house the units in
a repetitive grid pattern. The student apartments
housed in the building are accessed via the main
façade by means of a balcony walkway that forms
the outside extension of each studio. A meeting
and accessing space, giving the building a certain
unity.
In the living area, the compact western studios are
inserted in pairs between the structural elements
and have one glazed, rough concrete wall and one
pine-clad wall. The furniture is specially designed
for versatile use. In the adjacent sleeping area,
the double units shared by two students have
double sanitary areas, merging furniture elements
and space.
Positioned along the railing, the sliding shutters
protect the largely open aluminium façade while
regulating light, reflection, views and privacy. The
appearance of the façade constantly changes due
to the random movement of their individual use
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