Lago Maggiore - the development of flows

 Just another one variation includes three different parts in three different levels. It is more suitable for the slope. I feel I closer and closer to final solution:)

One more almost black piece of architecture...

  This is black hall in Malpenca aeroport in Milano, Italy. This space suddenly appears on the way from Terminal 1 to railway station. It's stunning design looks perfect in contrast to the entire old fashion style of aeroport buildings. Completely up to date even including smoke (first time active smoke for interiors have appeared on last Venice Bienalle). It is good idea to present Milano to arrivals through such sophisticated interior.

Little black dress of modern architecture...

 Normally, when Serpentine gallery invites some architects to build annual pavilion in Kensington garden, itmeans it should be like manifesto. But what if every regular building of the architect already is the manifesto?

After last year announcement that Piter Zumtor is the author of 2011's Serpentine pavilion, everyone was intrigued just because Zumtor's work is always concrete, stone, something strong... Will this temporary pavilion also be build from concrete?... How it could be removed next year?

Lago Maggiore - drawings for variation with cantilevered pool

 This plan looks better... Best view from living room and bedroom. And more clear entire form, just three flows.

Lago Maggiore - first drawings

 These drawings have made for concrete structure of ground floor. Actually we think metal structure and wooden structure are also suitable for this house. The basement of this plot of land is very strong, this is cliff. Next step for these drawings we will organize the road at the right side of plot...

Lago Maggiore - cantilevered plunge pool...

 This variation also has pool, in left part at the end of the cantilever.

Lago Maggiore - round plunge pool...

Another variation with round plunge pool in front of the villa...

Lago Maggiore - more details...

 We added the pool. And also few details - openings, windows, partition glass wall.
I still don't like the combination of this form of the house and pool.
But... I think this form is best I've created for this project and, for another things, I want a pool for the house...

Lago Maggiore - few changes in basement...

 Just few changes in basement... maybe they are not visible enough for first look.
Now left wing of basement has front inclined face and we added spiral stairs.

ArchMoscow 2011 final assembling

Final assembling at the exhibition area. We are very care about visitors behavior...

Everybody tries touch this model:)))...

By the way, you can see few suspenders above the structure... actually this is reinforcement of these partition-walls, these suspenders NOT belongs to our model.

Our model is completely cantilevered and has only one joint with the wall for each part.

Of course, we tested this structure before... and we've seen it is strong enough!