Rustico, Lake Garda
On a steep slope, around 300 meters above the western shore of Lake Garda, in a park-like outdoor area with a fantastic view of the lake, the footprint of an old rustic house is not large enough to accommodate the space required for a residential building with a guest wing.
In order to achieve a building permit, the ancillary rooms in the slope are arranged underground and are therefore not visible as volumes. A spectacular, 24m-long infinity pool follows the contour lines. The Rustico and the "Limonaia" are rebuilt with traditional quarry stone masonry, but double-skinned with core insulation, thus retaining an explicitly rough, haptic character. The ensemble conveys a warm, distinguished rustic atmosphere. Landscape and building, nature and artifact form a symbiosis that makes you feel good.
Service phases: LPH 1-5
Project management: Andreas Weissenbach, Dipl. Ing. Freelance architect
Project team: Szabolcs Soti, Dipl. Ing. Architect; Anita Rühle
Structural analysis: Mayer Ingenieurbüro, Bolzano, Italy
HLS, ELT & finishing: Arredis GmbH, Klausen, Italy
Construction company: Studio Tecnico, Perdercini Clemente, Tremosine, Italy
Garden design: Rattiflora S.a.s. di Federico ed Erica Ratti & C., Casnate con Bernate (CO), Italy
Awards: best architects 2019. IHM "geplant + ausgeführt" 2nd prize 2018. AIT Award distinction, 2018.
Image rights color photos: hiepler, brunier,
Image rights black and white photos: Florian Holzherr
