The synergy between the nature of a place and man’s hand is the quintessence of
creativity
Nice Paradise Residence is a perfect combination of art, luxury and architecture.
The realization of a trilogy of public, semi-public and private spaces, the study of
the land’s progress, the translation in architecture of natural language: these are the
foundations of this extraordinary project.
They have proved to be the winner of the first prize in a competition of ideas for
the redevelopment of the entire lot. The project, designed by Studio Mino Caggiula
Architects in Lugano, Switzerland, and promoted by Norbert Candinas Nocasa AG,
Chur, Switzerland, is currently in its finishing phase of molding constructive lines to
the soft lines of the slope of Mount San Salvatore. A form pointing upwards and
follows the contours of the ground, while to soften the effect is a well-balanced
composition of horizontal levels that open up onto the beautiful surroundings.
From here you then face deep terraces and are free to explore all that the cardinal
points offer: the woods to the west, the Guidino Park to the east, the blue expansion
of Lake Lugano which fills the horizon when looking south. Park, lake and city meet,
therefore, through a pedestrian path on the ground floor where multiple paths are
conveyed within the new building and the public, semi-public and private spaces
meet in one big sphere. The impact of something new that wants to conclude the
project: the result is a telescope that, nestled in the slope frames the landscape
and welcomes a SPA for the well-being of the tenants, outlining the visual path thus
created.
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