Alt 1374 - Nax / Lx1 Architecture

Alt 1374 - Nax / Lx1 Architecture - WindowsAlt 1374 - Nax / Lx1 Architecture - WindowsAlt 1374 - Nax / Lx1 Architecture - Fence, Handrail, DeckAlt 1374 - Nax / Lx1 Architecture - Countertop, Windows, BeamAlt 1374 - Nax / Lx1 Architecture - More Images+ 15

Text description provided by the architects. As part of a site originally intended for the realization of a cable car, a monolithic wooden object plays with the topography and the context.

Alt 1374 - Nax / Lx1 Architecture - Windows, Forest
© Luca da Campo / Strates

Facades surfaces reacts to it by deforming to exalt the exceptional surroundings and make visual connections in all directions: forest and outcropping rock to the east, snowy peaks to the west, and Rhone valley to the north, 860 m below.

Alt 1374 - Nax / Lx1 Architecture - Windows, Facade
© Luca da Campo / Strates

Using a split-level organization, the building incorporates the slope and ensures the privacy of the various parts of the program: main appartment: day – night spaces, secondary appartment, medical massage office, workshop.

Alt 1374 - Nax / Lx1 Architecture - Countertop, Windows, Beam
© Luca da Campo / Strates

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Address:Nax, Valais, Suiza

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Cite: "Alt 1374 - Nax / Lx1 Architecture" 04 Oct 2012. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/271631/alt-1374-nax-lx1-architecture> ISSN 0719-8884

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