ANDREA DEPLAZES

Architects: Bearth & Deplazes Architekten

Location: Sevgein, Switzerland

Year: 1999

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By the Architects:

Tower house in a clear­ing in the forest with a view into the Vorder­rhe­intal. Wood con­struc­tion with cross-set floors fol­low­ing the to­po­graphy. This res­ults in gen­er­ous spa­tial con­nec­tions in the in­terior des­pite the par­ti­tioned struc­ture. The owner cut and stained the wood pan­el­ing him­self.

Architects: Bearth & Deplazes Architekten

Location: Fläsch, Switzerland

Year: 2001

Images/text from: https://bearth-deplazes.ch

By the Architects:

A tower house at the edge of the vil­lage, con­tain­ing the street area in the trans­ition to the vine­yards. The walls are cast single shell in in­su­lat­ing con­crete with rough-sawn panel in­su­la­tion. In­terior white-coated with thin, lime sludge. Kit­chen with seat­ing area in the garden, open liv­ing space un­der the roof.

Architects: Bearth & Deplazes Architekten

Location: Landquart, Switzerland

Year: 2014

Images/text from: https://bearth-deplazes.ch

By the Architects:

Eight-story slab house in ex­posed con­crete. Bor­ders the town cen­ter of Landquart to the north from the open fields of the Bünd­ner Herrschaft and in the south, to­gether with the en­semble of ÖKK’s of­fice build­ing, en­closes a court­yard with garden. The con­domin­i­ums, with log­gia on both sides framed by arched open­ings open­ing the view into the city or the coun­tryside, per­meate the nar­row build­ing with their liv­ing spaces.

Architects: Bearth & Deplazes Architekten

Location: Gorner Glacier, 3920, Switzerland

Year: 2009

Images/text from: https://bearth-deplazes.ch

By the Architects:

Contemporary version of a medieval donjon: Five-story wood construction made from prefabricated frame elements. The isolated mountain location mandates the greatest possible self-sufficiency.
The ambivalence between a sense of security and being exposed defines the building’s structure: below are the communal areas with surrounding ribbon glazing, above the closed sleeping quarters. The cascading spiral stairway opens panorama views when ascending, follows the course of the sun, captures the solar irradiation, and distributes the warmth of the sun throughout the entire house.