Villa

The villa is set in an oasis of green. The skilful combination of vertical and horizontal window elements generates a classic elegance indoors and outdoors. A controlled interplay between light and space is used to create a free-flowing transition. The building is built into the slope together with its single-storey component parts (garage and swimming pool) located to the rear. An outwardly curved wall of undressed stone forms the terminating point towards the slope, thus creating an outdoor area facing the swimming pool. These areas to the rear are spatially separated from the two-storey house form proper by a 2-metre-wide glazed ceiling aperture. It forms a juncture extending from the main entrance through the building and on to the exit leading to the garden. The free-standing fireplace on the ground floor creates a partition between the library and the living room, and between the bedroom and bath on the first upper floor, though without interrupting the spaciousness of the rooms. There is a difference in height between the living and dining areas. The two-storey dining area is open up to a bridging crosswalk on the first upper floor. The curved windows turn the view outside into a veritable panorama.