Precedent Study

"Great attention was given to the placing of the building volume, its proportions and relationship to both the Castell’s impressing monolith and the dynamics of the picturesque landscape. While corresponding to the volume inflection of the existing hotel, its façade relates to the soft flow of the topography with a transformation between open and enclosed balconies, structuring the entire building as tectonic formation of shifting horizontal strata.

The building is elongated in East-West direction, giving all apartments a southerly orientation and thus access to the main view. In order to capture the stunning panorama for each individual dwelling, the South façade is entirely glazed and affirming the building’s modernity in contrast to the adjacent Castell. The offset of open and enclosed balconies is protecting the interior from the intensive Engadin sun. Their materialization with a maze of metal panels adds roughness and texture, recalling the strong material presence of the alpine environment.

Considering each dwelling’s spatial and visual exposure towards the surrounding landscape, the floor plan layout of these high-standard apartments has been kept open and simple, allowing for a flexible arrangement of spaces around a fixed central core." - architonic.com