luna productions
Residence vis-à-vis
best architects 20
multi-family homes
Place
Deitingen, Switzerland
Studio
Photos
Mark Drotsky
Description
The new building
marks the end of the built structure. Together with the carpenter’s shop across
the street and the neighbouring residential buildings, it defines a common
courtyard: a meeting place for the whole neighbourhood. On the other side of the building
emerges a private outdoor area at the creek with a view into the nature. On a concrete foundation and under a gable roof, the two wooden cubes with an
inverted corner stand angled to each other. The space between the cubes forms
the entrance areas. The breaking up and bending of the volume creates spaces
and proportions that correspond to the small-scale environment. Due to the
separation into two volumes, each apartment has its own floor. The dining area,
around which all the rooms are arranged, is located in the centre of the
apartments, facing south and towards the courtyard. Materials in their raw form
determine the apartments’ appearance. In the course of time, through the
natural ageing process to which the untreated timber facade is subject, the
building will increasingly become an integral part of the surroundings and
merge with the natural environment. Two fruit trees were shifted and integrated
into the new environment. A cherry tree had to give way to the new building but
was erected again only a few meters from its original place, where it carries
the roof with its branches.