Casa Fontana by Stanton Williams Architects
Stanton Williams Architects designed Casa Fontana in Lugano, Switzerland.
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Description from Stanton Williams Architects
The brief was to create a contemporary home on the steep mountain slopes above Lake Lugano with views over the lake, mountains and city of Lugano.
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The house is essentially set into the mountain, with terraces extending inside the house to overlap internal and external space. Views were controlled with wider ‘framed’ openings in communal areas and smaller openings in more intimate rooms.
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A sliding half panel between the kitchen and double-height living room allows for sociable dining or to screen food preparation. Traditional materials- travertino stone, white oak and teak weather and acquire a patina over time, allowing the house to blend into the landscape.
Architecture: Stanton Williams Architects
Photography: Patrick Engquist and Simon Phipps
max on 01 Feb 2013 at 1:39 am #
Splendid! Would have loved to see more of the views and general placement. Materials are perfect. Maybe a bit too empty inside, the owner must be a purist monk who deems paintings and decoration as superfluous… =)