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Built into the hillside with minimal excavation, the project grows directly from the landscape, using its elongated form to stabilize the terrain while reducing impact on the site. A robust concrete base anchors the building, supporting a highly efficient timber structure above. Repetition, prefabrication, and exposed mass timber create a construction system that is light, precise, and resource-conscious. Designed for adaptability, durability, and future reuse, the project transforms engineering logic into architectural clarity — where sustainability is not applied as a layer, but embedded in the very way the building stands, performs, and ages over time.

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STATUS: 2nd Prize

TEAM un-icon: Joana Azevedo & Matteo Missaglia, Ivan Sera, Max Geilich

In collaboration with Yaga (Felix Yaparsidi and Michal Gabas)

LOCATION: Laupen (CH)

LANDSCAPE: SIMA | BREER

STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Merz Kley Partner

SUSTAINABILITY: AOS Consulting

VISUALIZATION: OKTA frames