ARCHITECT Peter Pichler Architecture

PHOTOGRAPHY: Oskar Da Riz, Nicol Degiorgis
LOCATION: North Italy
THE MIRROR HOUSES
Contemporary ….
High class vacation in South Tyro
T he Mirror Houses are a pair of holiday homes, set in the marvellous
surroundings of the South Tyrolean Dolomites, amidst a beautiful scenery
of apple trees, just outside the city of Bolzano. They were designed by
architect Peter Pichler. The Mirror houses offer a unique chance to spend a
beautiful vacation surrounded by contemporary architecture of the highest
standards and the most astonishing Landscape and beauty nature has to
offer.
The client, who lives in a restructured farmhouse of the 60s on the site,
asked to design a structure for renting out as luxury holiday units. Guests
have their small autonomous apartment and can fully’ enjoy the experience
of living in the middle of nature. A maximum degree of privacy for both the
client and the residing guest should be taken into consideration.
The new structure is oriented towards east with their private garden and an
autonomous access and parking for the guests. Each unit contains a kitchen
/ living room as well as a bath- and bedroom with big skylights that open to
allow natural light and ventilation. A small basement serves for temporary
storage.
The projects initial volume is split in 2 units that are slightly shifted in height
and length in order to loosening the entire structure and articulating each
unit.