Nicola Baviera

64 pages, Portuguese/English

Nicola Baviera heads a practice based in Zurich, founded in 2014. This edition of the Long Books series features an apartment house in nearby Urdorf, designed by the architect. The uniform use of corrugated sheets enveloping the entire building highlights the horizontal nature of the volume. The plan is divided into four parts, and the facades are proportionally adapted to the context. Overhangs, recesses, and symmetries break up the building’s mass. Like large “drawers”, three volumes disrupt the form and provide the building with strength and identity. Curiously, the entrance stands out as the only architectural element reminiscent of traditional houses in the area.