It doesn't fight nature, it stands proud along side of it. This house designed by Christian Pottgiesser, is brilliant in design and gentle in execution. As Architects, we strive to place our mark upon the earth. To be able to alter the landscape is a reason why many fall into the profession in the first place. How I see it is that there are two types of architects: 1) those who try to forward the profession through formal and structural expression while saving little regard for the buildings setting and 2) those who try to balance context and nature with materiality and atmosphere. Neither approach is wrong in my eyes. Both are crucial to the field. But for me, personally, I feel a certain joy and calmness around projects and buildings that use earthly materials, play with light and tease with color, as this project does.
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