Concrete house in the Alps Concrete house, owhich we would like to tell you, embodies the worldview of people living in and around the Alps, and this is where this building is located. The local inhabitants love and accept things as they are. On the local mountain slopes and in the valleys there are many old houses, once used by farmers and shepherds, and anyone can buy them. But he must remember that there is a law according to which such objects can be rebuilt, but their shape and size must remain unchanged. The specialists of the Nickisch Sano Walder Architects bureau observed this provision and actually used the wooden walls of the old house as formwork for the new monolithic concrete building. They also arranged a semi-underground level in place of the former cellar, and in it - a bedroom and a bathroom.
Some may find this approach to using concrete extravagant and even ridiculous, but there is something intriguing about it, and one cannot help but agree with this.
It is difficult to imagine that in the presentedThe concrete tub in the top photo is really a nice place to soak. It feels like every bath here should be preceded by a crush of ice, although the house probably has radiant panel heating or something. The release says the bedroom is well insulated with thick concrete walls and a layer of earth outside, but that wouldn't be enough.
The interior of the house is extremely minimalistic.The developers explained that tourists who come to Flims for a holiday spend most of their time outdoors and need houses only as a place to sleep. So luxury and excess are in little demand here.
We would very much like to say that we have before usa successful example of reusing materials and that the tiny house created by Swiss architects is the epitome of coziness. But didn't you get the feeling that this structure resembles a bunker from World War II?
Monolithic concrete house in the mountains of Switzerland
