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Ductus coats blocky apartment complex with red plaster in Switzerland
Architecture studio Ductus has designed an apartment complex coated with a monochrome red plaster facade into a sloping site in Schwarzenburg, Switzerland.
Located on the outskirts of the village of Schwarzenburg in eastern Switzerland, the complex was designed by Ductus to have the appearance of a series of intersecting blocks of various heights that protrude and recede throughout the design.
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Accommodating 16 apartments, the complex comprises two buildings sat perpendicular to one another that are connected by a shared garden.
Balconies constructed from pressure-impregnated white fir and green columns contrast with the red plaster facade and overlook the garden and neighbouring buildings.
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Flat roofs lined with untreated copper top the apartment complex, which distinguishing it from the surrounding more traditional pitched-roof buildings.
On the exterior, untreated copper was also used for downpipes, while red-toned window frames and mechanical shutters match the plaster's colour.
Within the apartments, textured white walls were set off by wooden flooring, while stylish bathrooms were characterised by red-toned fittings and decorative tiles to match the facade.
Bright living spaces are lit by floor-to-ceiling doors that also provide access to the adjacent balconies.
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Ductus is an architecture studio operating between Sweden and Switzerland.
Elsewhere in Switzerland, BE Architektur recently used intersecting sculptural blocks to form a barn-like house and Enrico Sassi has transformed a wood store into a micro home.
The photography is by Rasmus Norlander.