Sunday, June 20, 2010

Snail House Design in Switzerland

Snail House Design, mountain homeSnail house, a small family house, high up in the Swiss mountains, in the S-chanf village of Engadine. Snail house, a small family house, high up in the Swiss mountains, in the S-chanf village of Engadine.

Snail House Design, mountain home
Snail House Design, mountain home
Snail House Design, mountain home
Snail House Design, mountain home

The polygonal shell envelopes two levels, where the open plan living area wraps around a central staircase, creating enough space for a spacious living room, bedroom and guest rooms with en-suite bathroom, two studies and kitchen. "Single-family houses are a bit like bespoke suits: they are tailored to the client’s needs, and ideally, they should make the best of the situation at hand', said the architects of Snail house.

Beach House Design in Mona Vale

Beach House Design, interior design
Beach House Design, interior design
Beach House Design, interior design
Beach House Design, interior design
Beach House Design, interior design

This house is able to be ‘zoned’ to 3 separate areas; the sunroom at the back, the bedroom and hallway, and the living area to the front. This assists in the retention of heat in the winter months. Cross ventilation is carefully considered through the whole house. The front living area ventilates through a series of louvres in a bank of high level clerestory., and the bedrooms also have cross ventilation via fanlight windows above doors.