Villa Vals - A design team takes an intrepid approach to build a house on a sensitive site in the Swiss Alps
Dutch architect Bjarne Mastenbroek of Amsterdam based SeARCH took on the challenge to design a home neighboring Peter Zumthor’s Therme Vals. Taken by the awe-inspiring landscape and surprised to discover that it was possible to build up to three stories on the almost-hallowed ground next to the baths, he began investigating erecting a house there.
With a single gesture, SeARCH and Christian Müller Architects have creatively addressed the challenges of a sensitive site. And, while conceptually counterintuitive, in fact Villa Vals inserts itself into the fabric of its hillside with great respect. Balancing fantasy with reality, it declares its presence while at the same time deferring to the natural landscape, local vernacular architecture, and the thermal baths just up the hill.
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