Living in the green has a double meaning for the house designed by architect Silvia Casanova. Immersed in nature, the red house of Cureglia is very green even inside.
The production of energy is entrusted to an air-water heat pump, with solar panels for the production of hot water and provision for the installation of the photovoltaic system on the roof.
The insulation is guaranteed by an airy structure, made up of a layer of rock wool, a cavity for ventilation and a coating in ecological fiber cement sheets.
The ventilation of the facade prevents the formation of humidity inside the house, which also benefits from a forced ventilation system.
The building stands on land parallel to the road. The north side was therefore conceived as a real screen: thermal, but also acoustic.
The basement level, intended for the garage and technical rooms, was built with the Drytech Tank, because the clayey quality of the soil favors the stagnation of water, making it necessary to waterproof the underground structure.
Project: Silvia Casanova, Arch. dipl. ETH, Claro
Structure: Peter Stauffer, Ing. dipl. ETH, Pianezzo
Construction: Edilcapri SA, Tesserete
Drytech Tank: 203 m²
