Apartment Houses Tann

Tann, Switzerland

Balcony extension and new façade with corrugated Eternit Ondapress-36 sheets with open joints and horizontal bands

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Balcony extension and new façade with corrugated Eternit Ondapress-36 sheets with open joints and horizontal bands

Photo © Basile Bornand

Detail of cubic balconies projecting from the façade

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South façade in frontal view

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Balconies with horizontal bands of corrugated Eternit Ondapress-36 and open joint detail

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Detail of entrance and letterbox area

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Detail of balcony with concrete floor and railing and textile sunshade in red

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Extension of loft living room with view of the terrace and mountains

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Extension of loft living room with view from the living room into the kitchen and dining room in the background

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Architects: Architekturbüro Herbert Bruhin

Location: Tann, Switzerland
Year: 2017
Team: Marcel Walker
Construction Management: Continium AG

These two apartment buildings stand as independent, homogeneous entities on a shared plot of green. The new façade cladding plays a central role: corrugated Eternit panels envelop the storeys, including the balconies, in continuous bands. The band motif highlights the horizontal aspect of the structure much more than its height. In addition to the new, back-ventilated façade, the renovation also encompasses enlarged balconies, a covered entrance and an extended loft floor with a 3½-room apartment. Each apartment has a new bathroom and a kitchen that is open to the living space. The buildings vary in terms of the colour of the corrugated Eternit and the windowsills – a nod to the different building owners.