Perfect Day House

Giona Bierens de Haan Architectures

ARCHITECTS
Giona Bierens De Haan Architectures

DESIGN TEAM
Giona Bierens De Haan Architectures

MANUFACTURERS
Lundi Piscine, Terrabloc

PHOTOGRAPHS
Dylan Perrenoud

YEAR
2024

LOCATION
Anniviers, Switzerland

CATEGORY
Houses, Renovation

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Perfect Day is a complete renovation and transformation of a 1960s chalet for a family in search of an alternative lifestyle.

Its sober architecture offers large volumes dedicated to communal living and compact spaces that can accommodate up to ten people.

The village of Zinal lies at an altitude of 1700 meters. It is a mountain pasture that became a travel destination for the first English tourists in the 19th century, a gateway to the high Alpine peaks.

We quickly thought about how to conceal a unique space behind a chalet with a traditional appearance, offering surprising qualities of light and space for this type of construction, like the Swiss shelters that hide behind a pastiche façade.