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The framing
The framing
Switzerland
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The framing
Switzerland
Firm
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2025
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$100K - 500K
I propose the creation of a refuge in the Swiss mountains, designed to articulate the inhabited space with the landscape. Each room is oriented to offer precise framing of the ridges, valleys, cliffs, and forests. The raking light reveals the textures of the rocks; some openings frame solitary trees, others capture fragments of the terrain.
The materials reinforce this connection with the site. Local stone anchors the refuge in its environment, while raw wood structures the spaces and rhythms the volumes. The windows, calibrated according to their orientation, emphasize either the distant horizon or subtle details of the landscape, guiding the eye.
The refuge functions as an experiential device. The interior layout presents successive framings and variations of light, eliciting a perception of the mountain in its contours and textures. The architecture organizes the human presence on the site without altering the landscape.
Every spatial and material choice reflects the relationship between man and site: orientation, openness, texture, volume, and light. This refuge offers a tangible and sensory experience of the mountain, a place to observe, feel, and understand its forms.
The materials reinforce this connection with the site. Local stone anchors the refuge in its environment, while raw wood structures the spaces and rhythms the volumes. The windows, calibrated according to their orientation, emphasize either the distant horizon or subtle details of the landscape, guiding the eye.
The refuge functions as an experiential device. The interior layout presents successive framings and variations of light, eliciting a perception of the mountain in its contours and textures. The architecture organizes the human presence on the site without altering the landscape.
Every spatial and material choice reflects the relationship between man and site: orientation, openness, texture, volume, and light. This refuge offers a tangible and sensory experience of the mountain, a place to observe, feel, and understand its forms.
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