The town of Flims in the Swiss canton of Graubünden has only about three thousand inhabitants. In the second half of the last century, it turned into a popular resort, attracting more and more tourists willing to explore the mountain trails, thanks to the unique climate and amazing landscapes. The family of David Gössler from Hamburg also fell under the charm of the place and even decided to buy their own chalet in the Alps in the 1970s.
The small house where the Gösslers' apartment is located is modest in architectural terms, but it is lucky in its location - on a hillside overlooking a mountain range. David spent all his holidays in Flims and has always had an attachment to the place. After receiving his degree in architecture from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, he decided to return to the Alps to give the family apartment of 79 square meters a new life.
Gössler worked on the project together with his wife Olivia Sommer. Together they founded their own bureau AADA Architects (Atelier for Architecture, Design and Atmosphere). First of all, AADA created more functional spaces, where the right balance between openness and privacy was built for comfortable social interaction.
The chalet apartment belonged to a local carpenter before the Gössler family bought it. Some of the decor, such as the wood paneling, was preserved from the previous owners. Sommer and Gössler also left a lot of the family furniture with history in the apartment.
The heart of the apartment is the living room, where all family members can gather around a table made of 150-year-old pine, for which the architect designed new legs. The monochrome design of the bathroom with mosaics is reminiscent of the 1970s. The warm palette unites all the spaces, making them continue into each other. The couple took the renovation seriously: before starting work, Gössler studied the works of the modernist Rudolf Oljati, who designed buildings in Graubünden at that time. Olivia was also looking for materials for the decor. The style of the interior is difficult to define, in it modernism meets Scandinavian motifs and Belgian minimalism, but they all coexist in complete harmony.
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