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Gorgeous Vistas in Village-like Swiss Home at Lago Maggiore

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You can almost feel the soft radiant warmth of this thermal sink of concrete bathed in the clear Swiss sunlight.

The house overlooks the astonishing views of Lago Maggiore at Brissagno, Switzerland.

As imagined by Wespi de Meuron Romeo architects the house is like a hillside village as it descends towards the lake.

One such ‘village street’ offers entrance to the living room.

Another of these ‘village’ courtyards opens up into a sunlit dining room.

Around the corner, the kitchen also partakes of the stupendous view.

Topping the lower level is a unique swimming pool and outdoor kitchen overlooking the commanding views.

As in many hillside locations, two cars are parked at the top of the site – but here the house begins underneath.

A steep flight of stairs guide the visit down to the village.

These lead down to a series of central courtyards, like village squares.

The various entrances to the house going down the hill are like a series of village homes.

This courtyard is imagined as both the heart of the house, but with the conviviality of a historic village where different paths join.

Entering the home at any room down the hill, a series of lake vistas framed in rough concrete await the visitor.

The same rough textured concrete is used inside and out, but contrasts with the polished surfaces of fixtures inside.

However, there is no hint of all these magnificently imagined spaces in the building’s outer face seen from below.