Where could a more blissful Christmas celebration take place than in a snowy white mountain resort? And yet, there are some winter holiday homes that are more special than others. Take, for example, Peter Zumthor’s Oberhus and Unterhus houses built in the mountain hamlet of Leis in Vals, Switzerland. Two neighbouring timber houses, one for his wife and one for him, built in 2009, propose an impeccably rational fusion of nature, architecture and life in a true ‘Zumthor-like’ manner. Fortunately, Oberhus and Unterhus are not only Zumthor’s to cherish, as the Swiss master, recipient of the Pritzker Prize, has decided to let his holiday homes to those who want to try on the architect’s shoes and experience “the solid timber’s tangible presence”, that, “soft and close to the body, gleams gently and silkily in the light.”
The Blogazine
