savioz fabrizzi architectes: savioz house - best architects 18 in Gold
savioz fabrizzi architectes: savioz house - best architects 18 in Gold
savioz fabrizzi architectes: savioz house - best architects 18 in Gold

savioz fabrizzi architectes

savioz house

best architects 18 in Gold

single family homes

Place

Ayent / Switzerland

Studio

www.sf-ar.ch

Photos

Thomas Jantscher

Description

This barn, built in 1882 in the middle of the fields, was used for housing during the pasture season. In 1980, the addition of a floor and the roof transformation modified its appearance and its allocation significantly; the building became a holiday home. Our new intervention reveals the history of this building by showing all the materials used for the façade over the years. The original stones, the bricks added in the eighties and the contemporary concrete modifications are disclosed and dark paint makes all these raw textures uniform.  

 

Far from the smooth appearance of some holiday chalets, the façade treatment calls to mind the functional aspect of the ancient barn, more rudimentary than aesthetic. In a site surrounded by fields and forest, the living room opens up to nature. Four boxes covered with dark wood emphasise the corners of the spaces. They are separated with large windows from floor to ceiling, which can open wide, extending the spaces to the outside. The grey shades of the interior materials reinforce their framing and contrast with the landscape. A wood stove along with solar cells supply heating. 

 

 

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savioz fabrizzi architects

 

laurent savioz 

born 1976 

architecture draughtsman 1995 

diploma architect hes fribourg 1998 

collaborator in an architecture office, monthey, 1999-2003 

independent since 2003 

bsa-fas and reg a member since 2011 

sia member since 2013 

laurent savioz

claude fabrizzi 

born 1975 

architecture draughtsman 1994 

diploma architect hes fribourg 1998 

collaborator in an architecture office, fribourg, 1998-2004 

independent since 2004 

bsa-fas and reg a member since 2011 

sia member since 2013 

 

claude fabrizzi