haute savoie

The Atelier Bardill replaces an old barn in the protected centre of the village Scharans, Switzerland. The local council approved the building permission under the strict condition that the new building would have exactly the same volume as the old barn. Linard Bardill, the client contacted Valerio Olgiati to create him a single space to work in. The Architects realised that this space occupies less than a third of the stipulated volume. The whole project expresses greatness and clearness in contrast to the arbitrary geometry of its external appearance and to the small-scale environment of the village.