Casa Bianchi
Ticino, Riva San Vitale, Switzerland
Construction year: 1972-1973
Size: 220 sq.m
AAYUSH SURANA-2078
VINAY GOBALE-2019
GUIDE: NISHANT MEHTA
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INTRODUCTION Casa Bianchi
ABOUT THE ARCHITECT
The Bianchi House was designed by Italian architect Mario Botta in
1971. Built on a sharply inclined hillside above the village of Riva San
Vitale on the shores of Lake Lugano, the house is set in the lower part
of the plot and laid out on different levels like a tower.
Mario Botta, born April 1st, 1943 in Mendrisio, Switzerland trained
as a technical draftsman before he studied at the Liceo Artistico in
Milan. In 1965 he enrolled at the Istituto Universitario di
Architecttura in Venice from where he graduated in 1969. During this
same period he worked as an assistant to Le Corbusier and, then, to
Louis I. Kahn. He opened his own practice in Lugano, Switzerland in
1970.
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INTRODUCTION Casa Bianchi
SFMOMA Museum Bechtler Museum of
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Francisco
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1981 1995 2005
1975 1992 1999
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LOCATION Casa Bianchi
The Casa Bianchi house is located in suburban Switzerland, on a
steep slope that descends to Lake Lugano, on the outskirts of
the town of Riva San Vitale.
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CONTEXT Casa Bianchi
The inspiration for the project was derived from the traditional upright design of old
bird catching towers, roccolo, which once were frequent in the tinicio region.
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CONCEPT Casa Bianchi
• A house determined from a clear and defined
primary geometric form, in what could be perceived
as an echo of Le Corbusier‘s dedication to
elemental solids.
• The figure is comprised of series of large vertical
subtractions which generate voids of various
heights, thereby creating a kind of draft in the main
volume
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IDEA Casa Bianchi
Frame Entrance Circulation
Extraction Extraction Extraction
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IDEA Casa Bianchi
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ELEMENTS Casa Bianchi
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ELEMENTS Casa Bianchi
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PROGRAMMATIC
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Plan- Organization, Circulation
GROUND FLOOR PLAN FIRST FLOOR PLAN
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Plan- Organization, Circulation
SECOND FLOOR PLAN THIRD FLOOR PLAN
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Plan- Organization, Circulation
FOURTH FLOOR PLAN 15
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Section- Openings, Heights, landscape, Levels
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Section- Openings, Heights, landscape, Levels
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Section- Openings, Heights, landscape, Levels
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Elevation- Materiality and Openings South Elevation
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Elevation- Materiality and Openings North Elevation
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Elevation- Materiality and Openings East Elevation
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Elevation- Materiality and Openings West Elevation
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Experiential Sketches Casa Bianchi
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SYNTHESIS Casa Bianchi
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LEARNINGS Casa Bianchi
• A game of full and empty continuing throughout the course of the house.
• This space game is made up of terraces and built volumes.
• To allow residents to enjoy this setting thanks to an envelope playing the role of mass thus allowing to see without being seen.
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References
• (https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/bianchi-house/,
• https://archeyes.com/bianchi-house-at-riva-san-vitale-mario-botta/,
• https://issuu.com/maryjcentino/docs/draft_4)
• https://anniechen.myportfolio.com/casa-bianchi-house
• http://www.atlasofinteriors.polimi.it/2014/03/19/332/botta_1973_rivasanvitale_0180/
• http://edis.co.il/casa-bianchi-swiss-architecture-24/
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