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Alpine Villa Cleverly Uses Hillside to Form a Giant Wood Clad Courtyard

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While the main entry to Alps Villa is on the lower side of the site’s slope, Camilo Boticini Architects created a second entry on the 2nd floor that opens up to a sheltered outdoor courtyard. Surrounded on three sides by the structure itself and on the fourth side by the ever-rising hillside, the courtyard provides a quiet – and level – place to enjoy the surrounding landscape.

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Alps Villa is approached via a stairwell that follows the lay of the land.
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From the front, the home presents a warm wood geostyle aesthetic with walls that splay out from the large expanses of glazings.
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While the facade features warm wood hues, the sides of the home have been left untreated and have weathered to a silvery soft patina, allowing the home to blend into its scenic surroundings.
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From a distance, Alps Villa could easily be a bare cliff face or a large swath of rock.
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Even at night the home disappears into its surroundings – only the glow of lights from within give its location away.
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The large expanses of glazings makes the structure disappear from the inside as well. What a location – what a view.
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The social zone is flanked by windows on both sides – one side opens to a terrace overlooking the front yard while the other opens up to the courtyard.
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The views out front are clearly visible from the courtyard thanks to the two walls of glazings.
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The social zone runs the length of the home with the kitchen tucked into the space on the left hand side of the courtyard behind the stairwell.
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The stairwell is a beautiful composition of white wrapped in clear balustrades.
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The kitchen is one of the few spaces that isn’t wrapped in windows but clerestory windows above the cabinetry help keep it well lit – as do the courtyard windows.
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On the right hand side of the courtyard is the master suite.
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Once the courtyard tree grows it will provide plenty of shade for both the inside and outside zones.
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Camilo Boticini Architects
Photography by Nicholas Galeazzi

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