Designed by Atelier Brandau Ciccardini Architekten, the two-family house in Lucerne has a spatial structure clearly defined by its east-west orientation: a large terrace at the front of the house serves the social area, which arranged like a loggia, leads to a wide-open lighted space
House for two families in Lucerne. A rigorous floating structure attenuated by playful openings
In north-central Switzerland, the house for two families in Lucerne integrates into the fragmented urban context, where buildings alternate with open spaces, redefining the proportions between adjacent buildings: a 5-story house to the west and a 2-story house to the east. With its gabled roof, this project establishes the continuity of the suburban landscape
On the opposite side, the building has a more enclosed appearance to provide intimacy for the sleeping area. Space flows between this light-filled structure and its rigid appearance, softened by playful openings
The house is elevated from the ground floor in which the garage is housed; the apartments on the upper floors are accessible by staircase and elevator. The materiality of the house reinforces the concept of the upper volume floating above the terrace
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Atelier Brandau Ciccardini
St. Karlistrasse 13C, 6004 Lucerne, Suisse