PPA designs Cloud P, a new residential development located in Southern Austria’s region of Carinthia, at the Faaker See Lake. Only a few kilometers away from the frontier with Italy and Slovenia, Villach is known as Austria’s holiday region; being Lake Faaker See, one of its highlights, an idyll surrounded by the impressive mountainous environment of Karawanken chain, with its Mittagskogel.
PPA’s proposal for a new Residential Development includes twenty luxury apartments divided into three single buildings that create a coherent connection to the urban context. The apartment’s size varies from 75 to 150 square meters, all of them with privileged views of the lake and the picturesque landscape.
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The project contains private access to the lake, a pool, fitness facilities, and a private winery. The project aims to transmit lightness in all aspects, through a seamless transition with the stunning natural scenery, which is mainly expressed through the transparency of the south façade. Each residential building consists of 2 levels, plus a recessed penthouse.
The pyramid-shaped geometry creates high-quality outdoor spaces in form of cantilevering terraces and loggias opening views to the lake from all apartments and providing natural shading and privacy. Each apartment is expressed by a three-dimensional, almost sculptural volume in the more opaque north façade.
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This create also a dualism and contrast between the two main orientations (north façade on-street vs south façade with lake view). The façade is made of local Krastaler marble, originally from the Millstättersee Mountains, in the nearby Krastal-valley. Its coarse-grained gray color connects with the mountainous context where the project is situated.
This local material has been used in construction for centuries in the region; the use of “heavy” stone in a contemporary “light” structure forms an interesting contrast. Indoor and outdoor areas blend and enable a unique sense of space and appreciation of the surroundings. Source by Peter Pichler Architecture.
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- Location: Faaker See, Carinthia, Austria
- Architect: Peter Pichler Architecture
- PPA Principals: Peter Pichler, Silvana Ordinas
- PPA Design Team: Peter Pichler, Giovanni Paterlini, Alexander Kellner, Cem Ozbasaran, Simona Alù, Federica Rizzo, Nathália Rotelli, Niklas Knap, Daniele Colombati, Maria Pachi, Filippo Ogliani
- Local Architect: Constructor / Juritsch
- Construction Company: Strabag
- Structural Engineering: Wolfesberger
- MEP: Lessiak
- Client: Gerhard Mosser
- Ground Floor Area: 5.300 m2
- Year: 2022
- Images: Peter Pichler Architecture
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