It is not often that a single-family house receives the attention of not just one but two of Europe's significant architectural practices. The villa in Küsnacht on Lake Zurich was the subject of a rare competition, organized by Roger Diener, between Peter Zumthor and Marcel Meili, Markus Peter Architects. In a way, the competition readdressed one of the key icons of modernism. Namely, what is the expression of the modern villa today? - Mohsen Mostafavi
All text in English and then in German.
Pages
69
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Architectural Association
Release
May 11, 2022
ISBN
1902902262
ISBN 13
9781902902265
The House Of Stone: Meili And Peter (Architecture Landscape Urbanism 7)
It is not often that a single-family house receives the attention of not just one but two of Europe's significant architectural practices. The villa in Küsnacht on Lake Zurich was the subject of a rare competition, organized by Roger Diener, between Peter Zumthor and Marcel Meili, Markus Peter Architects. In a way, the competition readdressed one of the key icons of modernism. Namely, what is the expression of the modern villa today? - Mohsen Mostafavi