HALFWAY HOME
LAGH DA CAVLOC, SWITZERLAND
GPS:
46°22'57.2"N 9°42'08.2"E
Typology: Residential, Duplex
Year: 2025
Type: Academic
Supervisor: Iman Fayaad
Typology: Residential, Duplex
Year: 2025
Type: Academic
Supervisor: Iman Fayaad
Deep in the Swiss alps lies a man and his two dogs. He has constructed a home for both himself and incoming hikers, bikers, and backcountry skiers.
The site itself is located in the midst of many trail heads allowing it to be a connector between nodes. This inspired the idea of movement within the form and circulation of the cabin.
An inside and outside massing were formed where I then exploded the inner elements as if they are moving through the outer element. I then domestisized the outer element by adding a gable, and finally blending them all together through tangencies while still keeping the original concept in tact.
The cabin sits comfortably within the landscape overlooking Lagh Da Cavloc and facilitating seamless movement across the numerous trails that stem from it.