Apartment Houses Tann

Tann, Switzerland
Balcony extension and new façade with corrugated Eternit Ondapress-36 sheets with open joints and horizontal bands
Photo © Basile Bornand
Balcony extension and new façade with corrugated Eternit Ondapress-36 sheets with open joints and horizontal bands
Photo © Basile Bornand
Detail of cubic balconies projecting from the façade
Photo © Basile Bornand
South façade in frontal view
Photo © Basile Bornand
Balconies with horizontal bands of corrugated Eternit Ondapress-36 and open joint detail
Photo © Basile Bornand
Detail of entrance and letterbox area
Photo © Basile Bornand
Detail of balcony with concrete floor and railing and textile sunshade in red
Photo © Basile Bornand
Extension of loft living room with view of the terrace and mountains
Photo © Basile Bornand
Extension of loft living room with view from the living room into the kitchen and dining room in the background
Photo © Basile Bornand
Architects
Architekturbüro Herbert Bruhin
Location
Tann, Switzerland
Year
2017
Team
Marcel Walker
Construction Management
Continium AG

These two apartment buildings stand as independent, homogeneous entities on a shared plot of green. The new façade cladding plays a central role: corrugated Eternit panels envelop the storeys, including the balconies, in continuous bands. The band motif highlights the horizontal aspect of the structure much more than its height. In addition to the new, back-ventilated façade, the renovation also encompasses enlarged balconies, a covered entrance and an extended loft floor with a 3½-room apartment. Each apartment has a new bathroom and a kitchen that is open to the living space. The buildings vary in terms of the colour of the corrugated Eternit and the windowsills – a nod to the different building owners.

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