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L’armonia ritrovata. Il progetto ha ridato valore al luogo ed al paesaggio, che può essere ammirato
comodamente adagiati sulla chaiselongue Echoes. | Harmony reclaimed. The project returned
value to the place and to the landscape, which can be admired while seated quite comfortably on the
Echoes chaise longue.
The Perwanger family, owners of the prop-
erty, decide to expand it and engage De Lucchi
himself to design the project. Which not only
increases the space in the existing building but
also creates two new structures on what was
formerly the hotel’s parking lot. Uplifting the
property, and using the “broken” wood from the
trees felled by Vaia to do it.
Two small structures take shape, nestled
gracefully into the landscape. «What makes
them so special are the roofs», remarks the
architect. «They’re barn-like in shape and fin-
ished with larch wood shingles laid in a way
that conforms to rounded surfaces. I was told
that moonlight turns the shingles grey. I like
the poetic sound of it. Everything in nature is
transformed as part of a cycle that makes our
planet magnificent». When finished, the rooms
«were beautiful even without furniture», con-
tinues De Lucchi. «They’re large rooms where
everything has a specific significance. The win-
dows, for example, are truly unique architectur-
al objects. They’re like display cases that frame
the surrounding landscape». The materials
employed are true to the mountain tradition -
larch, pine and Swiss stone pine. Left exposed,
the beams and other structural elements con-
stitute a simple but powerfully expressive visual
rhythm. And they create spaces where antiques
and contemporary pieces are comfortable side-
by-side. One of the most charming spaces is the
two-story common area in one of the two hous-
es. Here, one wall is entirely made of glass - the
landscape enters into the room and fills it. An
ever-changing panorama. «We ourselves desire
and produce constant change», concludes De
Lucchi. «For me, today, the house is a moving
organism where ongoing juxtapositions and
different styles are composed and recomposed.
Modernity in homes is no longer expressed
through the pairing of things but rather in the
harmony of well-thought-out variety».
