Gstaad Chalet

This cottage has two aspects: The more traditional one reflects the aesthetic and ornamental model of the traditional Alpine chalet, and is informed by local cultural practices. The other represents a freer division of interior spaces, employing the same type of wood as a continuous “cloth.” Cabinets and equipment are fully recessed to create spaces where pure lines allow the materials to sing.

Chalet in Gsteig, Bernese Oberland
2010
(with Laurence Rouveure, Ardesia Design)
Photos Alessandro Costa