House at Riva San Vitale

Designed by
1971-
Mario Botta
1973
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Site 850 square metres

Area 220 square metres
Size Side 10.40m
Height 8.50m
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 Visitors Questions
Shape towering, how to achieve integration
with the environment?
Small size, how to arrange living space?
Window weird, light meets the residency
requirements?
Mario botta
Mario botta
1943
出生于瑞士提契诺州门德里西奥
1958
在卡门里希事务所研修制图
1969
毕业于威尼斯大学建筑系
1970
在卢加诺与人合伙开业
1971
设计著名的圣维塔尔河住宅，一举成名
1976
被聘为洛桑州立工科大学客座教授
Mario botta · His
Teachers
He was once a student Caroni,
and later went to Venice to learn
Italian Neo-rationalism, and the
adoption of the approaching,
access to a rich and sophisticated
space modeling skills. He also
had luck at the Corbusier and
Louis Kahn. He worked and
learned the Cobb's Cubism, and
building the prototype thinking,
the experiences of his subsequent
practice influential.
Mario botta ·
Eclectic/Influence
Botta was born in Ticino (Ticino)
is in a Mediterranean and Central
Europe, the intersection of many
different cultural traditions, such a
unique environment created Botta
eclectic temperament. His
modernism and post-modernism
under the double impact of
various cultures of the eclectic
approach adopted in the
absorption of Western culture,
they also showed the sensitivity
of local culture and history.
Botta Architectural
Language
Classical symmetric layout,
Simple geometric shape,
The closure of thick walls,
Lighting and the election of the slit
space,
3 levels of freedom of association,
Placed in the vertical axis line traffic,
Played with the top of skylight.
ENVIRONMENT
 General Layout
Slope

Skylight
Iron
Bridge
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基地——坡地 背山面湖
在 自然 的、 历史 的

“ 塑造地段”
圣维塔尔河
博塔用什么
表达他对这一切的

崇敬
Confrontation - a natural, traditional
“The Shape”
Botta tried artificial means to change the balance in
a certain situation, to seek a new balance.
Therefore, square and round shape of these pure,
geometric forms of his basic elements of
architecture, so as to create an isolated world. In
this premise set, he began to carefully selected with
the surrounding environment linked to openings,
building space frame are thus started. Botta believe
a building is not manufactured, but in a specific
environment, the growth of out, and he mentioned
construction covenants shows the local traditional
barn form, and trying to return to the past the kind of
people live more in line with the natural form.
The Autumn of Lake Lugano
在自然这舞台上
 Appreciate

Performance
平 面
Structure
Load Bearing Wall
 Axis and Layout Pattern
！
Mobile Space
Main
Use of
Traffic
Area Space
Aerial
Area
eh T
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eht
Circulation - Solution
Staircase design cleverly
corners and corridors will
be combined to save
space, but also the use of
space formed between the
main channel. Mobile
space is also available
through style, adding a
flow line. This design on
more layers and each floor
area are especially
applicable to smaller
houses.
Proportion
Side Length ratio=1.4 : 1 : 1.6
Plan Levels

0.00

-2.46

-4.92

-7.38

-9.84
FACADE
Virtual and actual

The elevation
was not being
open, plus a
combination of
blocks within the
body, forming a
rich lighting
effects.
South Facade
Axis of Symmetry
Thick wall
Wall thickness is
unusual, has the load-
bearing need in the
corner, but certain
non-supporting parts
also use the hollow
structure to increase
thickness.
The color of Rock – Concrete Block
Botta has always
been scrupulous
about every detail of
the detailed structure.

Bricks are his favorite material, he

used brick mold appearance of a
rich architectural texture.
Definition of SLIT

Compares with the general

housing, it opened the window
really is too small, only could call
it “the slit”.But this is precisely a
frame which the abundant tower
uses to select a scene, Look to the East of the
expressed him to “the limits”
emphasis.
mountains from the balcony
Metaphor - Dry granary

隐喻元素

厚重的墙 狭缝

Botha, in many works have

used such a metaphor. This
local unique architectural form,
showing his respect for the
spirit of regional aesthetics and
values.
Ventilation and natural lighting -
open selection facade
East and South facades face
the open lake, therefore has
the big opening area

West facade face slopes,

while the north façade
face the winter cold, which
both sides have very small
openings.
SECTION
East – West
Section
SPACE AND USE
“The House”

This is the Botta ideal: to be pure

geometry. Confrontation with nature,
but he has a timeless classic cube to
express reverence for nature and
tradition.
Inside the House

Remove the roof of Riva San Vitale,

rising by four cubes in turn
composed of a combination of
space is still full of rhythm.
However, we can see that if the
removal of the cube roof, its sense
of harmony with the environment
will be greatly reduced.
Space Substraction
 Cross Level Space
主卧室

小起居室
Looks downward from the master
bedroom.
The cross level space causes the
small housing sense to be spacious,
the natural lighting greatly improve, Main
also makes many levels to ease the Living
inconvenience caused. Room
Iron Bridge

Bright red of the iron bridges,

connecting roads and homes on the
slopes of the top. This unusual
bridge makes everyone impressed.
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Studio

由此进入

Balcony
-2.46 The bedroom and
balcony are in the
same floor, so that
its owner has the
exclusive natural
space

Master
Bedroom
Balcony
-4.92 Small
Non- living
space room

Children
Bedroom
 The spacious living room, the pleasant
-7.38 balcony, causes the human to place
oneself unbelievably in the narrow and
small castle housing. Changes in space
and lighting so rich makes people
surprised from their first saw.
Kitchen&Dining
room
Balcony

Living
room
 Evaluation of visitors

Botta has a good deal of personal

realization of the ideal relationship between
the residential utility. Riva San Vitale is filled
with the beauty of the proportion of works of
art, but also may well be the calm shores of
the romantic accommodation of the lake.
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