Casa Fontana / Stanton Williams Architects

Casa Fontana is a residence located on the steep mountain slopes above Lake Lugano with views over the lake, mountains and city of Lugano.

Architects: Stanton Williams Architects
Location: Lugano, Switzerland
Photographs: Patrick Engquist, Simon Phipps

Casa Fontana by Stanton Williams Architects at IDEASGN

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From the architects:

The brief was to create a contemporary home on the steep mountain slopes above Lake Lugano with views over the lake, mountains and city of Lugano.

The house is essentially set into the mountain, with terraces extending inside the house to overlap internal and external space. Views were controlled with wider ‘framed’ openings in communal areas and smaller openings in more intimate rooms……

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