#subterranean structure

page 425 - or an over-large garden shed, but built underground. A small hut lost in an enormous subterranean cathedral, walls hacked with the codes and runes of an ancient and mystic economic belief system.

"The overall transitional journey of the villa takes visitors from an authentic, primitive barn to a contemporary unobscured, and welcoming house. The architect transformed the barn into the villa’s entrance, leaving its walls, floor, and ceiling in its original state. The contemporary intervention begins with the completely-bare concrete tunnel that leads to the new house, perforated with skylight openings that bring in natural light. At the end of the tunnel, a concave glass facade opens up to the surrounding landscape, framing Vals’ scenery yet harboring the visitors with local quartzite stone. As for the interior, the architect delicately composed the circulation and bedroom placement to make sure every room received its fair share of natural light and panoramic views."