Over a protruding base rises a slender and elongated concrete structure; with a shallow pitched roof, the building falls precisely into the sloping terrain. Located outside the city of Vaduz, in a mixed-use-residential and commercial quarter, the project is designed to reference elements of classical architecture as well as maintaining a vernacular form.

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Architects: BBK Architekten

Location: 9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein

Architect In Charge: Nic Wohlwend, Johannes Brunner, Frank Brunhart

Area: 233.0 m2

Project Year: 2006

Photographs: Walter Mair

Statics Project: Gottfried Bettschen - Hoch & Gassner, Vaduz

© Walter Mair
Over a protruding base rises a slender and elongated concrete structure; with a shallow pitched roof, the building falls precisely into the sloping terrain. Located outside the city of Vaduz, in a mixed-use-residential and commercial quarter, the project is designed to reference elements of classical architecture as well as maintaining a vernacular form.

© Walter Mair

Floor Plan

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These ambivalent identities are symbolized through the malleable intricacies of the columns formed by using Cast-in-place concrete. This construction method is a deliberate and essential part of the building's identity, and it gives an illusion of being molded onto the site. The distinguished look of the exposed co...