Villa Favre / Schauman & Nordgren Architects + Meyer Architects

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Lausanne, Switzerland
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Villa Favre / Schauman & Nordgren Architects + Meyer Architects - Exterior Photography
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Text description provided by the architects. Villa Favre is a two-family house located in Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Switzerland, a northern district of Lausanne on Lake Geneva. The house comprises a 200-square-meter residence for the Favre family, as well as a 100-square-meter unit that is rented out long-term.

Villa Favre / Schauman & Nordgren Architects + Meyer Architects - Exterior Photography
© Nicolas Sedlatchek

SNA made these allocations legible in the footprint of the house, which assumes an irregular hexagonal shape. The decision creates privacy for the two families, in turn. Separate entrances face away from one another, and differently angled windows prevent looking into the adjoining yard.

Villa Favre / Schauman & Nordgren Architects + Meyer Architects - Interior Photography, Living Room, Table
© Nicolas Sedlatchek
Villa Favre / Schauman & Nordgren Architects + Meyer Architects - Interior Photography, Kitchen, Windows
© Nicolas Sedlatchek
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Plan - Ground floor

The facade further expresses a two-part interior configuration. The ground floors of both residences are public areas for eating, working, and socializing, whereas the upper floors are meant for rest and relaxation. Shutters fitted to the upstairs windows can be closed for the night, like a metaphor: the building closes its eyes when it goes to sleep.

Villa Favre / Schauman & Nordgren Architects + Meyer Architects - Exterior Photography, Facade
© Nicolas Sedlatchek
Villa Favre / Schauman & Nordgren Architects + Meyer Architects - Exterior Photography
© Nicolas Sedlatchek
Villa Favre / Schauman & Nordgren Architects + Meyer Architects - Exterior Photography
© Nicolas Sedlatchek

Exterior materials further illustrate the floors’ different functions, and SNA’s banding of striated concrete and wood evokes the wooded location. A generous roof terrace with a garden tops the composition, where the Favre family can reside and get stunning views of the gentle hillside site and the wider surroundings.

Villa Favre / Schauman & Nordgren Architects + Meyer Architects - Exterior Photography, Chair, Fence
© Nicolas Sedlatchek

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Cite: "Villa Favre / Schauman & Nordgren Architects + Meyer Architects" 28 Oct 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/970947/villa-favre-schauman-and-nordgren-architects-plus-meyer-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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