
© Jürg Zimmermann
Gottshalden House by Rossetti + Wyss Architekten
Located on a plateau over the Lake Zurich, the Gottshalden House is a L-shaped wooden skin residence with green agriculture surroundings.
Architects: Rossetti + Wyss Architekten
Location: Lake Zürich, Switzerland
Photographs: Jürg Zimmermann


The volume exhibits a unified design, with a reduced, sharp-angled timber facade, covering both walls and rooftops in furniture-like material.


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This visible display of the building’s structure in its ceiling and floor surfaces conveys the warmth of the material into the interior. A cascading staircase inserted with careful precision in the enveloping shell.



Inspiration from architects:
The various geometries lend the structure plasticity, while the window flush with the exterior, are emphasized with lighter-colored reveals.
