Martin Wagner

Apartement Casa Sorée

Carona Switzerland


In the renovation of Casa Sorée, each of the three apartements occupies a single floor, and the hous's three ground-level cellars form a single apartement.
Carona's covered dtreet and porticos have been imitated in an interior street which connctsthe three existing storage cells.
The street extends directly from the ground-floor apartment's main entrance, making the organization immediately apparent upon entry and allowing an extended view through the space. Following local tradition, the entry door opens into the kitchen.
Anew opening joins the kitchen to the existing convered portico for outdoor dining. The second of the apartement's three rooms, used for living, opens to the pre-existing axis, which runs from the fireplace in the back wall outside.
The third room, for sleeping, includes a bathroom enclosed by a high, free-stranding concrete wall which provides privacy and houses the necessary plumbing installations.
The design draws upon Carona's history and built form and takes advantage of opportunities inherent within the existing structure to develop a unique layout for this dwelling.