VILLA.RICHARD MEIER

9( 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

Richard Meier studied architecture until 1957 at Cornell University and opened his own architecture offi ce 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-fl ooded 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 fi rst glance: All the buildings are painted in light ochre, the specially created „Getty White“.

01 „RICHARD MEIER“ ARCHITECTURE.

„We have designed our Villa with the intent to capture the magnifi cent 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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03 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 fi lling 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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VILLA.RICHARD MEIER FIRST FLOOR VILLA.RICHARD MEIER GROUND FLOOR

Pool

Terrace

Terrace

Living

Toilet

StorageKitchen

Storage

Staircase

Lift

Dining

Kitchen

Garden

Laundry

Balc

ony

Corridor

Master Bedroom

Terrace

Staircase

Staircase

Corridor

Studio

Room 1

Room 2

Fireplace

Pool

Terrace

Terrace

Living

Toilet

StorageKitchen

Storage

Staircase

Lift

Dining

Kitchen

Garden

Laundry

Balc

ony

Corridor

Master Bedroom

Terrace

Staircase

Staircase

Corridor

Studio

Room 1

Room 2

Fireplace

VILLA.RICHARD MEIER FIRST BASEMENT VILLA.RICHARD MEIER SECOND BASEMENT

1

Lift Lift

2 3Sauna

TurkishBath

Changing Room

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llar

Staff

Lobby

Terrace

Storage

Terrace SPA

Entrance

Pool Machinery

Garage

Refuse Store

ElectricalServices

Ramp15%

Win

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llar

Mechanical Services

Visitorsparking

Relax Area SPA

Relax AreaBath

1

Lift Lift

2 3Sauna

TurkishBath

Changing Room

Win

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llar

Staff

Lobby

Terrace

Storage

Terrace SPA

Entrance

Pool Machinery

Garage

Refuse Store

ElectricalServices

Ramp15%

Win

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llar

Mechanical Services

Visitorsparking

Relax Area SPA

Relax AreaBath

06 FLOOR SPACE SUMMARY.

FLOORLIVING SPACE FUNCTIONAL SURFACE GARAGE COVERED

TERRACE TERRACE POOL TERRACE POOL

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Second Basement 41,78 m! 50,14 m! 12,75 m! 19,53 m! 125,88 m! 147,58 m! - 53,11 m! - -

First Basement 166,20 m! 214,14 m! 54,71 m! 69,33 m! - - - 152,00 m! - -

Ground Floor 189,96 m! 223,49 m! 23,36 m! 26,76 m! - - - 124,91 m! - 20,39 m!

First Floor 163,70 m! 218,00 m! 3,84 m! 5,11 m! - - - 16,18 m! - -

Total 561,64 m! 705,77 m! 94,66 m! 120,73 m! 125,88 m! 147,58 m! 0,00 m! 346,20 m! 0,00 m! 20,39 m!

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On the waves twinkle a thousand fl oating stars;Soft mists envelop the distant heights;The morning wind fi lls the shadowy bay,And the lake refl ects the ripening fruit.

J. W. Goethe

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