Fjonda is a minimalist single-family house positioned in Rancate, Switzerland, designed by Stocker Lee Architetti. This architectural challenge enhances the unique construction with a well-conceived addition, placing a stability between indoor and out of doors dwelling whereas embracing the pure environment. The bottom ground introduces a eating space characterised by expansive home windows, a feat made attainable by means of an progressive structural method. Above, two extra bedrooms have been built-in, augmenting the house’s non-public quarters.

These enhancements orbit a meticulously designed exterior house, which features a paved courtyard enclosed by metallic railings and a lush hedge, providing a tranquil out of doors retreat instantly accessible from the eating room. A pre-existing staircase types the core of the house, linking the basement—house to a technical room and studio—with the communal dwelling and eating areas on the bottom ground and the non-public sleeping quarters above. The structure consists of an anteroom that serves as a transitional house, resulting in a studio and the newly added bedrooms. The architectural narrative of this extension is articulated by means of its supplies and building strategies.

A strengthened concrete basis helps a light-weight wood body, distinguishing the brand new addition from the unique construction. This distinction is additional emphasised by means of ventilated tile facades for the brand new quantity, set in opposition to the plastered surfaces of the unique constructing, and huge home windows that sit atop the concrete base. Internally, the fabric dialogue continues. Gray tiled flooring is juxtaposed with the uncooked concrete of the brand new addition and the pristine white plaster of the present construction. An oak wooden and black paneled bookcase, serving each a practical and sculptural objective, connects the areas, infusing the house with a way of heat and domesticity.