This remodeled historic barn in the Swiss Alps proudly shows off its age


Swiss firm savioz fabrizzi architectes took on the task of remodeling a 19th-century barn into a house for one of the studio's two partners in the small municipality of Ayent, high up in the Swiss Alps. Rather than covering up and hiding the structure's history of modifications and expansions, the architects chose to decidedly accentuate the unique textures on the facade, only unified in one layer of dark paint.

Savioz House recently won a Gold Award in the Single Family Homes category in the Best Architects 18 competition.

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