WORKING WITH EXISTING BUILDINGS IS ALWAYS A RESPECTFUL INTERVENTION, WHICH POSITIONS ME AS AN ARCHITECT IN HUMILITY — AN OBSERVER AND RESEARCHER. IT REVEALS THE GENIUS AND SIMPLICITY OF OUR ANCESTORS, WHO UNDERSTOOD BUILDING AS A LONG-LASTING PROCESS. DETAILS AND ATMOSPHERES ARE INTRINSICALLY LINKED TO THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE STRUCTURE, AT THE HEART OF EVERY BUILDING.
THIS PROJECT WAS DEVELOPED DURING THE THIRD SEMESTER OF MY BACHELOR’S STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN. IT EXPLORES AND EXPANDS SWISS VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE — A PROCESS OF LEARNING AND COMPLEMENTATION, COMPARABLE TO GENERATIONS LEARNING FROM EACH OTHER.
THE ADVANTAGES OF LOCAL AND RENEWABLE BUILDING MATERIALS WERE UTILIZED, SUPPORTING A SUSTAINABLE AND AUTONOMOUS WAY OF LIVING IN MODERN TIMES.