This Spruce Cabin in Switzerland Is Like a Grown-Up Tree House
On family property, architect Lionel Ballmer builds a compact home almost entirely out of wood.
On family property, architect Lionel Ballmer builds a compact home almost entirely out of wood.
"I built this house for my wife, my cats, and me," says Swiss architect Lionel Ballmer. "We wanted to live in a small place, surrounded by trees." The roughly 860-square-foot project occupies a piece of land in Haute-Nendaz, Switzerland, shared with the parents of Lionel’s wife. Its design—a maze-like succession of connected spaces that create world of their own— is like "a child’s dream of living in a tree house in the backyard coming true," he says.
Photo by Julie Masson
Small House Nendaz’s minimalist material palette is an homage of sorts to the homogeneity of materials used in the historic mountain buildings of the area, creating a strong contrast with the surrounding vegetation. The choice of wood was an obvious one, says Lionel, thanks to its aesthetic and thermal qualities.
Photo by Julie Masson
Photo by Julie Masson
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