This
5 storey, 2 basement building has been designed in the style of
a large chalet by an Architectural Bureau in the district that
is familiar with the constraints of our climate.
20
individual parking spots and private cellars are situated in
the 2nd basement.
Entrance
to the building is by way of two stairwells, each with a lift,
situated in the 1st basement and on the lower ground floor.
A second locked entry door also gives access to the building.
A Health & Well-being centre co-owned by the builder/developer
takes up the remaining part of this level.
The
first four apartments are situated on the upper ground floor.
They each have a private paved area of approximately 25 and
55 m2, instead of a balcony.
The
other 14 apartments are on the next four floors. The four on
the top storey are designed right to the roof, producing a space
of “well-being”, thanks to the special light reflecting
off the lake, the height of the mountains and the natural surroundings.
In a word – magic !
In
brief, the building’s construction is as follows :
The
walls of the 1st and 2nd basements as well as all floor bases
are in reinforced concrete.
The outside walls of the ground floor and the four storeys are
in concrete (according to the Valais Canton’s paraseismic
regulations) or in insulating brick. Adjoining walls between
apartments have acoustic insulation between double brick.
The
roof covering is in black “Eternit” and all guttering
is in copper.
Cladding
on the façades and balconies :
• According to the architect’s plans, cladding in
the ground floor area is natural roughcast with an antique appearance.
• Cladding on the storey levels is wooden panelling: basic
chalet in larch.
• The balconies are enclosed by vertical wooden paling
featuring a decorative motif and in keeping with security regulations.
Technical
description of the residential building :
•
ROOFING
Exposed rafters and horizontal beams. Thermal insulation 140
mm thick. Roof panelling : planed. The roof covering is in black
“Eternit” and all guttering in copper or stainless.
•
WINDOWS
Windows are in larch or fir tree for a natural appearance. Double-glazing
with a 1.1 coefficient to suit the 1,600 m. altitude.
•
CLADDING
ON FACADES AND BALCONIES
According to the architect’s plans, cladding in the ground
floor area is in natural roughcast with an antique appearance.
Cladding on the storey levels is wooden panelling : basic chalet
in larch.
The balconies are enclosed by vertical wooden paling featuring
a decorative motif and in keeping with security regulations.
The upper level apartments each have a balcony of 15 or 20 m2
for the 3 & 1/2 and 4 & 1/2 rooms, according
to their situation and of 30 m2 for the 4 1/2 rooms - central,
with a maximum width of 2 metres allowing space for a table
and chairs.
•
OUTSIDE APPOINTMENTS
Each apartment can have a priority of purchase for a place of
park with the underground car park.
Accesses to the parking area are tar-sealed, as is access to
the building’s entrance.
The ground floor apartments have a paved area of approximately
25 and 55 m2 instead of a balcony.
Other communal areas are grassed.
•
"WELL-BEING"- WELLNESS
Entrance
to the building is by way of two stairwells, each with a lift,
situated in the 1st basement and on the lower ground floor.
A second locked entry door also gives access to the building.
A Health & Well-being centre co-owned by the builder/developer
takes up the remaining part of this level.
Document
revised as at 20 February 2007.
Rights reserved to all changes
BUREAU D’ARCHITECTURE
LATTION JEAN-FRANCOIS 1937 ORSIERES - Switzerland
e-mail : lattion.j.f@dransnet.ch
