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Location: Agarane, Switzerland Year of construction: 1987 Architect: Luigi Snozzi Photography: Francesc Tur |
Heschl House is built on densely wooded hillside in the Magadino meadowland, which is gaining popularity as a site for second homes.
As a result of local regulations, the owners were obliged to build their property on an uneven area of ground. Heschl House is designed with a square ground plan and has a four-sided roof giving it a certain similarity with the architectural style of the other houses in the valley, all of which date from the 19th century. The arbor – a feature typical of Snozzi’s work – affords excellent views over the entire wood and a panoramic view of Lake Lugano.
Although the building, designed as a house inside a house, adopts many of the features of the traditional farmhouses of the area, the square ground plan is irregular and reinterpreted in a modern style. The main entrance gives onto a hallway on the main floor, which is built out from the hillside.
The windows have black metal frames and connect the living room with the balustraded balcony. This is partly covered and serves as a lookout over the impressive vegetation of the surrounding area. The house has a four-sided, pyramidal roof covered in dark gray tiles supported on a flat structure.
The walls have relatively few windows and give a more solid appearance. A one-story covered porch area has been built onto one of these elevations. With its table and chairs it provides an ideal spot to relax on summer days.
Right-hand page: The living room from differenr angles. The small square windows bring natural light into the room.
View of the tear of the building showing the pyramidal roof and covered porch.