European Contemporary HousesAmid the splendor of rocky or snow-capped peaks, green valleys and shimmering lakes, homes in the mountains attract a wide range of people, from sportspeople to poets. The levels of today's techniques offer the boldest solutions, bringing together humankind and nature. This flowering of the best achievements of our epoch reflect the fertile imagination of the architects. |
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Page 41
... section : entrance , bathroom , living room , outdoor terrace . Opposite page A series of glazed modules give rhythm to the facade facing the garden . Longitudinal cross- section of the living areas . large market stall placed sideways ...
... section : entrance , bathroom , living room , outdoor terrace . Opposite page A series of glazed modules give rhythm to the facade facing the garden . Longitudinal cross- section of the living areas . large market stall placed sideways ...
Page 73
... section . One enters the house through the ground floor of the first volume which provides access to two bedrooms separated by a bathroom . This entrance area also leads directly to a terrace facing west . A staircase leads up to the ...
... section . One enters the house through the ground floor of the first volume which provides access to two bedrooms separated by a bathroom . This entrance area also leads directly to a terrace facing west . A staircase leads up to the ...
Page 115
... section and leading to the lower levels of the living room and the lower platform . To make the most of the very steep inclination of the site , a large floor , built between the first two porticos and crossing over the slope , provides ...
... section and leading to the lower levels of the living room and the lower platform . To make the most of the very steep inclination of the site , a large floor , built between the first two porticos and crossing over the slope , provides ...
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Aldo Rossi Alessandro Mendini Alessi angles architect atmosphere Austria balcony Barcelona bathroom Behnisch Beth Gali brick building built central color concrete contrast create cube curved dining room Döring Elio Di Franco ensemble Ettore Sottsass exterior facade fireplace firm floor plan Frei Otto furniture Germany glass Gordola Graduated greenhouse ground floor House of Happiness indoors Innsbruck interior Joan Carles Jourda kitchen Lackner lake lake Orta landscape larch wood layout Le Corbusier light lines living room loggia Luigi Snozzi main entrance Martin Wagner Mecanoo Mendini metal staircase metal structure mezzanine modern mountains natural Open air terrace open space Opposite parallelepiped pergola Perraudin Peter Lorenz Peter Martin roof School of Architecture Schwyz shape side sitting room slope Snozzi square steel Stuttgart style surrounding swimming pool Switzerland symbiosis Technische Hochschule terrain Tessin tiles traditional Tyrol upper floor upstairs Vacarisses volumes walls winter garden wooden