richard meier

VILLA.RICHARD MEIER
CONTENTS.
01. „RICHARD MEIER“ ARCHITECTURE.
02. OVERVIEW.
03. HIGHLIGHTS.
04. VILLA.RICHARD MEIER.
05. PLANS.
06. FLOOR SPACE SUMMARY.
07. IMPRESSIONS.
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DISCLAIMER.
This brochure has been produced with all possible care on the basis of the information available in May 2011. All information, plans and visualisations are conditional upon approval by the statutory
authorities as a result of which no claims of any sort can be made as a result of the information herein.
May 2011
LAKE.GARDA
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„RICHARD MEIER“ ARCHITECTURE.
Richard Meier studied architecture until 1957
at Cornell University and opened his own
architecture office in Essex Fells, New Jersey
in 1963 after he had worked for Marcel Breuer
among others.
He received orders for detached houses and
villas, elegant white buildings that are not related
to the so-called „Bauhaus style“, but to the
domestic architecture of Le Corbusier, as Meier
repeatedly emphasized. Almost all other buildings
designed by him are connected to this style. They
are decorated in white and strict geometric forms
and are characterised by light-flooded interiors.
One of his few deviating exceptions to his principle
to build exclusively in white is the Getty Centre
(also: Grotta House, Westchester House and Des
Moines Art Centre addition). At the Getty Centre,
the builders insisted on a colour adapting to the
landscape, Meier, in contrast, on pure white. The
compromise manifests itself to each visitor of the
Getty Centre at first glance: All the buildings are
painted in light ochre, the specially created „Getty
White“.
„We have designed our Villa with the intent to capture the magnificent light of Lago di Garda in all its dramatic
hues and shades and to carefully frame the views of the Lake and the extraordinary landscape for each space
in the Villa. This is what we are interested in: the light as building material and the views as inspiration.“
Richard Meier & Partners, April 2011
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02 OVERVIEW.VILLA EDEN
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HIGHLIGHTS.
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The villa blends in a prominent location in the
hilly landscape around the lake. Numerous outlets
and views open onto the unique panorama of
the lake, the surrounding mountains and the
city. Spacious openings in the building shell
connect the inner spatial landscape seamlessly
with its environment while simultaneously
filling the interior with light. Open connections
between the levels continue the image of the
terraced landscape in the interior and allow
the constant relation to the slope of the site.
The white shell of the villa is the canvas for the
breathtaking spectacle of colour around Lake
Garda - the clear blue summer sky, the lush green
of the mountains or the delicate pink of the
dawn.
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05 PLANS
Laundry
Terrace
Room 1
Storage
Corridor
Storage
Kitchen
Toilet
Room 2
Staircase
Kitchen
Terrace
Balcony
Dining
Garden
Master Bedroom
Staircase
Staircase
Pool
Lift
Corridor
Living
Terrace
Studio
Fireplace
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FIRST FLOOR
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GROUND FLOOR
Turkish
Bath
Changing
Room
Mechanical
Services
Relax Area SPA
Wine Cellar
Sauna
Electrical
Services
Wine Cellar
Pool Machinery
Storage
Lift
Lift
1
2
3
Garage
Lobby
Entrance
Staff
Terrace SPA
Relax Area
Bath
Refuse
Store
Terrace
Ramp
15%
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FIRST BASEMENT
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SECOND BASEMENT
Visitors
parking
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FLOOR SPACE SUMMARY.
LIVING SPACE
FUNCTIONAL SURFACE
GARAGE
FLOOR
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COVERED
TERRACE
TERRACE
POOL
TERRACE
POOL
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GRA
NRA
GRA
NRA
GRA
NRA
NRA
NRA
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Second
Basement
41,78 m²
50,14 m²
12,75 m²
19,53 m²
125,88 m²
147,58 m²
-
53,11 m²
-
-
First
Basement
166,20 m²
214,14 m²
54,71 m²
69,33 m²
-
-
-
152,00 m²
-
-
Ground
Floor
189,96 m²
223,49 m²
23,36 m²
26,76 m²
-
-
-
124,91 m²
-
20,39 m²
First Floor
163,70 m²
218,00 m²
3,84 m²
5,11 m²
-
-
-
16,18 m²
-
-
Total
561,64 m²
705,77 m²
94,66 m²
120,73 m²
125,88 m²
147,58 m²
0,00 m²
346,20 m²
0,00 m²
20,39 m²
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On the waves twinkle a thousand floating stars;
Soft mists envelop the distant heights;
The morning wind fills the shadowy bay,
And the lake reflects the ripening fruit.
J. W. Goethe
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