Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

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In the Alpine municipality of Madesimo, in Valchiavenna, the architecture studio ESarch renovated a rural residence consisting of two bodies, built between the 1920s and the 1930s. The outcome of the intervention is a coherent volume, where the irregular layout of the existing building has been transformed by a thick layer of rustic plaster, laid with trowels, and the geometry of the fir wood grafts.

Images of the exteriors and interiors, drawings of VG House, and existing building

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Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, ground floor plan

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, first floor plan

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, second floor plan

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, elevation

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, section

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, the existing building

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Italy, 2017

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, ground floor plan

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, first floor plan

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, second floor plan

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, elevation

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, section

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

ESarch, VG House, the existing building

The grafts on the facades of the building correspond to the openings, such as the monumental entrance door and the terrace, that further emphasize the primary elements of the existing façade. Particularly in the case of the entrance door, that highlights the point where the two bodies of the house come together. The new layout allows the building to achieve uniformity, as well as a sense of rigorous rituality.

The residence develops on three levels and is accessed through a stair that brings to the first floor, containing a living room, a dining room, a kitchen and a bathroom. The interiors are bright, with wood and grey finishes that recall the materials of the exteriors. The upper floor hosts the night area with two bedrooms that face a wide terrace, overlooking the front garden. The ground floor is an independent studio apartment.

Interiors of the VG house by ESarch, Enrico Scaramellini Architetto

Project:: VG House
Location:: Madesimo, Valchiavenna, Sondrio, Italy
Program:: renovation
Architect:: ESarch, Enrico Scaramellini Architetto
Project leader:: Enrico Scaramellini
Collaborator:: Francesco Manzoni
Consultant:: Studio associato Bianco & Mastai, studio H2o
Completion:: 2017

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Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

In Valchiavenna, Italy, ESarch refurbished a rural building where subtle additions reinvent the geometry of the facades.

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Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

Fir wood and grey rustic plaster to renovate an alpine house

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