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| Client | PRIVAT |
| Planning | 2007–2008 |
| Construction | 2008–2009 |
| Architects | Graber & Steiger Architekten, Project Architect: Urs Schmid |
| Consultants | Construction manager: Kurt Heutschi, Structural engineer: Peter Ott, Landscape architect: koepflipartner |
| Photographer | D.M. Wehrli |
On an extensive, park-like lakeside property in the city of Zug, the task was to design the new home for a four-person family. The desirable location with a breath-taking view of the lake, mountains and the city of Zug, as well as the idyllic park-like character of the nearby environment, were factors that defined the design, combined with the spatial programme that was tailored for the villa’s residents. It was accommodated in an architectural sculpture that can be utilized in diverse ways, thereby forming a counterpart to the down-to-earth, relaxed landscape. Various terraces and a carefully arranged opening behaviour stage the qualities of the location in a distinctive way. A two-storey atrium at the centre of the house forms its hub, around which all useable rooms are arranged in a ring. The shimmering colours of the clinker brick façade transfer the tonal canon of the surrounding environment to the cubic architecture.

We are delighted to announce that our team has won the competition for a residential and mixed-use building in the centre of the municipality of Horw, south of Lucerne.
As the competition motto JANUS suggests, our approach is characterized by a multifaceted compound that responds subtly to the given heterogeneous context. The urban boullevard in the north is addressed just as the park-like open space towards the south.
The staggered and porous structure leaves maximum green space and accommodates a variety of apartment types, collective rooms and commercial premises that contribute to a vital a tivation of the neighbourhood.
The simple and robust structural and spatial concept enables a long life span while leaving flexibility for future adaptation. The deep, verana-like facade layers act as a climate-sensitive treshold space and expands the interiors multifunctionally.