Concrete Villa | DF_DC

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Concrete Villa | DF_DC

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  • Project Name: Concrete Villa
  • Practice: DF_DC architects
  • Products: Glutz , Knauf , Poliform , Stobag , Sunroom
  • Completion year: 2019
  • Gross Built up Area: 505 sq mts
  • Project Location: Comano
  • Country: Switzerland
  • Lead Architects/Designer: Dario Franchini, Diego Calderon
  • Design Team: Nicola Andreani, Nicole Vairetti, Veronica Marzorati
  • Landscape Consultants: Thierry Dalcant
  • Photo Credits: Giorgio Marafioti, Simone Bossi
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Project Description

[Text as submitted by the Architect] The Concrete Villa is a single house on the Comano hills, a small village north of Lugano in Switzerland. The plot was previously occupied by vineyards and characterised by an elongated trapezoid form, which determines the volume.

With the interesting views towards the east and west, but with the constraint of having adjacent houses in close proximity toward the north and south, the house is conceived as in inhabited wall. In order to avoid the effect of an excessively long and closed volume but also ensuring a level of privacy, the flank elevations are articulated by a series of deep rectangular fins.

Concrete Villa | DF_DC
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Concrete Villa | DF_DC
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Concrete Villa | DF_DC
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Concrete Villa | DF_DC
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Concrete Villa | DF_DC
© Simone Bossi

The material of reference used is grey reinforced concrete, declensed in various ways depending on the case. The in-situ cast fins are alternated with infill elements with the old technique of “strollato” used in Lombard villas: a mix of pebbles and cement hand splatted with a trowel and later sanded, thus combining old traditions and new construction techniques.

The ground floor occupies most of the area available, housing the main part of the brief: reception, kitchen, workshop and guest accommodation (with separate access), garage, as well as an ample terrace conceived as an extension of the lounge, thus becoming an intermediate space between inside and out.

Concrete Villa | DF_DC
© Simone Bossi
Concrete Villa | DF_DC
© Simone Bossi
Concrete Villa | DF_DC
© Simone Bossi
Concrete Villa | DF_DC
© Simone Bossi

The first floor, of smaller dimensions, contains the private quarters: three ensuite bedrooms and the children’s playroom. The asymmetrical position of this volume in respect of the ground floor makes the house to appear smaller from the street due to the perspective effect, whilst presenting the opposite effect from the pool at the rear.

Lastly, the basement floor contains the wine cellar, sauna, and gym. The three floors are linked by a scenic staircase at the centre of the living areas and as a focal point for the family.

Concrete Villa | DF_DC
© Simone Bossi
Concrete Villa | DF_DC
© Simone Bossi
Concrete Villa | DF_DC
© Simone Bossi

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