Builtinto the swiss hillside of mount rigi above lake lucerne, localpractice lischer partner architekten designs huse vacation house invitznau as a rustic retreat. the prismatic mass appears to emerge from theground with a concrete facade that mimics the cliffs beyond. largeopenings are excavated out of the seemingly solid construction such that thebuilding acts as a viewing device of the landscape. deep cuts become balconieswhile glazed apertures capture and invite in the landscape. each room opens visually ifnot also physically to its surroundings. warm wood finishes all theinhabitable spaces of the home, whether indoors or out, unifying the twoconditions. the material abstractedly echoes the landscape with thedirectionally-grained wood and rough-hewn concrete and synthesizes dualtectonic sensibilities into a distinguished and subtle marker on the texturedlandscape.
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