Think Architecture creates minimal hilltop house in Zurich
A cluster of stone and plaster-lined volumes form Think Architecture's minimalist House in a Park, which sits on a hilltop in Zurich, Switzerland.
The house is designed by local studio Think Architecture to "merge with the landscape" of its sloping-parkland site, located beside a forest overlooking Lake Zurich.
It has two floors, with one embedded below ground to disguise the building as a single-storey home, reducing its visual impact.
"The owner's target was to receive a building with a strong relationship to the natural space without losing the human and appropriate scale," creative director Marco Zbinden told Dezeen.
"The volumes take their inspiration and height from the natural contours of the area and integrate themselves harmoniously into the verdant environment."
The visible upper level of House in a Park is arranged as a series of connected volumes wrapped in stone and fronted by a cascading patio, designed to create the illusion that the structure is emerging out from the ground.
Floor-to-ceiling windows puncture the house's walls, while the top of each volume is finished with a strip of concrete and skylights that frame views of the treetops.
House in a Park's upper storey contains all living spaces and bedrooms, alongside an office and music room. They each have garden access and views out to either the surrounding mountains or the city's lake.
Below, the lower floor contains leisure and wellness spaces, including an indoor pool...
-------------------------------- |
Patricia Urquiola named interior designer of the year at Dezeen Awards 2023 | #Shorts | Dezeen |
|
The Butcher’s Flat: Minimalist Chic in Prague’s Historic District
02-05-2024 08:21 - (
Architecture )
Pin’n Pan House: Sustainable Agri-Living in Ratchaburi, Thailand
02-05-2024 08:21 - (
Architecture )