Text description provided by the architects. Ralph Germann architectes designed the house MW for a couple with one child who wanted a house with all main rooms overlooking the Lake Joux. The clients other wish was to build a modern house within a reasonable budget.

Ground Floor Plan

The architects used a prefabricated timber construction system for the facades and gables. These elements were built directly in the workshop, being later transported on-site. The “skeleton” of the house was made of concrete. The prefabricated wooden facades were then attached to the interior concrete structure. All facades of the house are made of a spruce structure which is filled with fiberglass insulation and then covered with spruce boards. Spruce trees are native to the area.

By using this building method the architects could keep costs down while reducing construction time and environmental impact.

Upper Floor Plan

Ralph Germann architectes also designed the indoor tables, shelves, and cabinets using birch veneer, and  the indoor and outdoor dining tables from solid larch.

Section B

© Lionel Henriod

• Architects

  Ralph Germann architectes

• Location

  Le Chenit, Switzerland

• Category

  Houses

• Lead Architect

  Ralph Germann

• Area

  230.0 m2

• Project Year

  2017

• Photographs

  Lionel Henriod