Stone
Every foundation sits on rock exposed during excavation, left visible where it meets the floor. The residence does not hide what it stands on.
46.5128° N 11.3504° E Altitude 1,640 M
AURELIS
Private Mountain Residences
Built where silence has weight.
Twelve private residences shaped by stone, altitude and light.
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03Manifesto
Not above nature.
Within it.
Twelve residences sit inside a single mountain flank, each one following an existing fold of rock rather than cutting a new one.
Roofs hold the angle of the slope. Walls rise from stone already standing. Nothing is levelled that does not need to be.
The result is a settlement that reads as geology first, and architecture second.
04Principles
Principles
Light
Openings are cut where the sun already falls in winter. Interiors change with the hour instead of competing with it with constant brightness.
Silence
Walls are thick enough to hold the mountain's quiet. No mechanical system runs where it can be heard.
05Residences
Three positions on one slope.
Each residence type answers to a different part of the terrain.
The Ridge
Built along the exposed spine of the upper slope, facing the valley opening to the southwest.
- Interior
- 310 m²
- Terrace
- 126 m²
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Orientation
- SW
- Availability
- 4 residences
The Hollow
Set into a natural depression sheltered from wind, opening east toward first light.
- Interior
- 245 m²
- Terrace
- 98 m²
- Bedrooms
- 3
- Orientation
- E
- Availability
- 5 residences
The Summit
The highest position on the site, with an uninterrupted view across three ridgelines.
- Interior
- 420 m²
- Terrace
- 180 m²
- Bedrooms
- 5
- Orientation
- Panoramic
- Availability
- 3 residences
06Material index
Five materials, left honest.
Nothing here is finished to hide its own age.
Locally sourced limestone 01
Quarried within 40 kilometres, cut to expose its natural bedding line.
Charred timber 02
Cladding finished with a traditional charring method, weather-resistant without applied coating.
Aged bronze 03
Fixtures left unlacquered, so oxidation continues after installation.
Untreated wool 04
Interior textiles woven undyed, keeping the natural colour range of the fleece.
Textured mineral plaster 05
Applied by hand in a single layer, left with the trace of the tool.
07In numbers
The site, measured.
12
Private residences
1,640 M
Above sea level
48%
Of the site preserved
6.2 HA
Hectares of private land
2028
Planned completion
08Location
Reached, not advertised.
18′
To the nearest village
42′
To the regional airport
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Direct private road access
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Year-round accessibility
Coordinates and travel times are fictional, created for this design demonstration.
09Architect's note
Architect's note
We did not begin with a building.
We began with the line of the mountain.
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