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- Area: 295 m²
- Year: 2015
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Photographs:Thomas Jantscher
![Villa Erard, à Nods / Andrea Pelati Architecte - Windows, Facade, Garden](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/56d9/1619/e58e/ce02/4100/001d/newsletter/093_ERA_02.jpg?1457067530)
Text description provided by the architects. The villa is settled in a strictly planned residential zone hanging over the Diesse plateau, in the Swiss Jura Mountains. Contrasting with its heteroclite neighbours, the contemporary design revisits the typical gable roof houses.
![Villa Erard, à Nods / Andrea Pelati Architecte - Sofa, Windows, Table, Chair, Bedroom](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/56d9/1563/e58e/cec9/d300/0013/newsletter/093_ERA_07.jpg?1457067346)
Encased in the rock mass, the almost hidden entrance door opens on a big hall: on the left, the wine cellar is directly carved into the stone, while straight ahead, a concrete spiral staircase leads to all levels. During the ascent, a long vertical window offers a glimpse to the outside rock wall and garden.
![Villa Erard, à Nods / Andrea Pelati Architecte - Chair](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/56d9/15d3/e58e/cec9/d300/0017/newsletter/093_ERA_05.jpg?1457067461)
On the first floor, the bedrooms benefit from a certain intimacy provided by the green garage roof, whereas on the level above, the living room, dining and kitchen open generously to the South and West.
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At last, the attic is an open space suspended over the living room, possibly used as a guest’s room or office, with the most beautiful view on the Lake of Neuchâtel and the Alps.
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