Casa Grusaida
Casa Grusaida is a house from the 60s and is located in Klosters, a small village in the Swiss Alps. The house contained three small apartments for the last 60 years and was now to be converted into a private home for a family of 6 and their guests.
The basic structure of the house was robustly built - with a solid single-stone masonry - and could be efficiently reused. However, ecologically it no longer met today's requirements and was in need of renovation.
Our refurbishment was limited to a few targeted interventions in the structure of the house, which nevertheless gave the property a new, contemporary expression. The garage annex and the wooden terrace were removed and the two functions were combined by a sculptural concrete figure, which now also forms the address on the uphill side. The façade was additionally insulated and covered with ventilated, dark wood cladding, analogous to the traditional barns of the village. The new roof replaces the existing roof structure, which was in need of renovation, and now extends far beyond the south façade in a generous gesture.
Inside, two vertical openings create a space continuum that connects the two main floors in an exciting way and also provides zenithal light to the lower rooms. The interior finishes impress with natural, precious materials. Wooden boxes made of oak alternate with rooms covered with lime plaster and terrazzo floors. We paid a lot of attention to zoning and room transitions. In certain places staged as a clear break, elsewhere interlocking, the one world of materials shifts into the other.
