The house, designed as a residence for a family of three persons, was built in the immediate proximity of the architecture office in Caviano on the Lake Maggiore.

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Architects: Wespi de Meuron Romeo architects

Location: 6578 Gambarogno, Switzerland

Area: 128.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Hannes Henz

Commitment: Fam. Jérôme, Paola de Meuron

Collaborators: Giorgi & Partners, IFEC Ingegneria SA

Master Builder: Canonica SA

Windows: Morotti GmbH

Plasterer: Paolucci SA

Joiner: Romeo Buss GmbH

© Hannes Henz

From the architect. The house, designed as a residence for a family of three persons, was built in the immediate proximity of the architecture office in Caviano on the Lake Maggiore.
© Hannes Henz

In terms of adequate architectural densification new living space should be created on a remaining area of just 128 m2, on the same plot as the architecture office was built in 1981, without damaging the existing qualities. On the contrary, an enrichment of the outer spatial situation should be generated with reasonable densification in context with the existing building.The building laws determined the outer form of the building, what often happens when leftover plots are developed. The minimal distance ...