Lumbrein Residence

GR, Switzerland

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Lumbrein Residence

GR, Switzerland

Firm

Type

Residential › Private House

YEAR

2010

The building is located at the periphery of the village and ascribed to
the landscape of a sloping field.
The new road curves below the parcel which necessitates a steep berm
where a small incision is made to allow access to the garage
and provide entry to the house through the basement.

The gabled rood is oriented perpendicular to the slope following local
custom. The building volume is rotated to face the street and to optimize
the stunning views. The resulting crystalline geomtry emphasizes a
dynamic relationship to the landscape. This reading is enhanced by the
absence of roof eaves. The sheathing, composed of verticle wooden planks,
is treated with a weatherproof dark stain which relates to the materialtiy of
the aged barns in the region. The standing-seam copper roof will age in a
short time to the same hue as the facade.

The interiors are primarily composed out of concrete and spruce.
The surfaces interlock and graduate in proportion from the
cellar to the attic from heavy to light. In the living room a rugged
concrete floor matches the concrete walls and in the bedrooms the wood floors
are made from the same material as the timber walls and ceilings.