At first glance from the city, The house looks like a white marble outcrop That emerges from the hillside after a winter snowfall, it is almost invisible. Placed between two alpine -style buildings along a narrow entrance paththe structure occupies a steep terrain of just 12 meters wide, the old side patio of the house next door. After subtracting the retreat required by the local building code, the resulting mass is a narrow tower that rises from the street, with much of its buried volume, like an iceberg on the hillside. «How an underground house can make the daylight between and that you can enjoy the views that are crucial to live? «Koolhaas asked, clearly summarizing the fundamental contradiction of the project:» It meant that the section of the house was critical, «he continued, referring to the intricately stacked levels of the structure. In the upper part, the white concrete of the house has a lustrous finish that seems fine porcelain.
Every detail is designed to enjoy the landscape.Pernille Loof.
The lower part of the house is at the street level. When turning a key in the discreet entrance, the large metal door revolves silently inland, revealing three and a half sections of stairs that rise in a straight line, parallel to a luminous wall covered with what looks like insulating aluminum that evokes The Andy Warhol factory. On the left, a room covered with warm wood from Okume It offers a place to save boots and ski jackets. Here, street shoes are changed to soft felt shoes, which also help protect the immaculate pale resin soils of the house.
Uploading the staircase is like a miniature alpine excursion: Each level of the house offers a corresponding view. A floor above, rubber flaps divide the ladder of the double height room. The high space is framed by opposite walls that rise as cliffs. The plane is followed outside until reaching a terrace. Both interior and exterior are divided by two wide crystals that cover the entire width of space. When turning a hidden knob, the lower panel slides gently up. Behind the living room, excavated on the hillside, there are two suites Twin for guests, two comfortable bedrooms with gunned walls, each with their own bathroom with wooden panels.