Geneve Villa Massot
Client: private
Project team: Ana Zatezalo Schenk, Cedomir Ristic, Natasa Vukosavljevic, Sandra Draskovic
Location: Archam near Geneve, France
Surface: 780sqm
Category: villa
Year: 2009
Status: drawing elaboration
The house is situated in Archam, one hour by car from Genève. From back side are the Alps reefs and the front is orientated over the valley. The existing house was built in 70ies by French architect that later pursued in the troglodyte, bubble architecture style.
Main task was to extend the original house for up to 1500 sqm and at the same time to preserve existing house as much as possible.
This architectural concept was simple maximize: SPACE, LIGHT and VIEWS. It brings light and air into the interior and blurs the distinction between inside and the outside. The house becomes room less, the space is based on the continuity of spaces and of the circulation of this organizational system. It is all together Integrated into landscape and is very much open to the city below.
The glass section in the middle of the house now represents direct communication and cohesion between two parts of house- day and night zone and has large importance and role in new house. Various orientation and views of central part of the house- “winter garden” now have better seasonal recuperation of light.
Direct and indirect connections to nature have totally transformed the house. Glass panel walls completely open the house, the house becomes a platform defined by abstract roof plane, a palette of natural materials, hillside, garden and the view. *This house, at the same time confronts strong mountains and rises above the Geneva Lake and sinks into the landscape and surroundings. This house respect tree principals of special connections: the Envelope, the Terrestrial progression, the Space delimitation with The site (ground, slope, vegetation) . The platform that surrounds the house is made so it connects all points of house exterior and when it’s made green it unite the house perfectly whit landscape.