Mario botta house at riva san vitale
The Bianchi House by architect Mario Botta was built in Riva San Vitale, Switzerland in
The Bianchi House was designed by Italian architect Mario Botta in on the hillside above the village of Riva San Vitale on the shores..
Bianchi House
Introduction
Swiss couple, Carlo and Leontina Bianchi, were close friends of Mario Botta when he reformed an old apartment in the small village of Genestrerio for them.
Not long after, in , when Botta had recently graduated, the same family commissioned him for a new house project, but this time in the canton (Swiss administrative region) of Ticino, at the foot of Monde San Giorgio and with views over Lake Lugano.
Although the list of requirements was very similar to the previous reformation, an cost-effective house with bedrooms for a couple with two children, the thought process for the new house was very distinct.
A timeless symbol of modern Swiss architecture that blends bold geometric forms with a natural environment.In fact, it became like building a house from the roof down.
Location
The house is found situated in the sub-Alpine region of Riva San Vitae, in the Swiss canton of Ticino, on a steep slope which descends to Lake Lugano, in a rural setting and at the end of an old footpath that winds up the mountains to reach the leafy forest.
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