Article source: Modostudio

The building is placed in adherence with an old retaining stonewall and take advantage of the different levels. The entrance is on the upper level where the house hosts the kitchen and the living room. The lower level is accessible through an internal staircase. On the lower level it is located the master bedroom, a small office room, a bathroom and sauna area.

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• Architects: Modostudio
• Project: MOUNTAIN RETREAT
• Location: Laives, Italy
• Photography: Laura Egger
• Client: Tenuta Buchner srl
• Design team: Modostudio (Fabio Cibinel, Roberto Laurenti, Giorgio Martocchia)
• Consultants: structural engineer: Ing. Gilberto Sarti; mechanical engineer and Klimahaus
• Consultant: p.i. Thomas Dissertori, Arch. Alberto Micheletti
• Site manager: Arch. Marco De Fonzo
• Contractor: Kargruber-Stoll GmbH
• GFA Area: 141 sqm
• Year: 2010-2015

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Article source: modostudio

The project of the Elisabeth and Helmut Uhl foundation has been realized thanks to a restricted international architectural competition held in 2009, which saw the participation of fifteen architectural teams from Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Germany. The jury was composed by prof. arch. Thomas Herzog, prof. Andrea Vidotto, prof. Vittorio Magnano Lampugnani and prof. arch. Hermann Kaufmann. The aim of the competition was to design a building able to host the activities of the homonymous cultural and research foundation.

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• Architects: modostudio
• Project: ELISABETH AND HELMUT UHL FOUNDATION
• Location: Laives, Italy
• Client: Elisabeth and Helmut Uhl Stiftung
• Phase: restricted international architectural competition | winning project – Progettazione preliminare, definitiva, dettagli guida, direzione artistica – Preliminary and final design, tender drawings, site supervision.
• GFA  Area: 1.450 sqm
• Construction budget: € 3.433.601,27
• Year: 2009-2014
• Team: Fabio Cibinel, Roberto Laurenti, Giorgio Martocchia

Collaborators: 

• Consultants: structural engineer; Ing. Gilberto Sarti, mechanical engineer and Klimahaus consultant; p.i. Thomas Dissertori, Arch. Alberto Micheletti.
• Site manager: Arch. Marco De Fonzo
• Contractor: Kargruber-Stoll GmbH
• Steel structures: Premetal Spa
• Wooden structure and wooden floor: Thoma Holz GmbH
• Special automations: Meccatronica D.B.D. srl

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