Lago Living, Lago Maggiore, Italy, 2023

Room with a large sliding glass door opening to a balcony with two wicker chairs and small wooden tables. View of a lake and mountains in the background.
Minimalist white kitchenette with open shelves on the right, a small sink, and an outdoor view through an open door.
Minimalist white kitchen corner with built-in oven, small sink, and open shelves on a white wall, next to a door leading outside, with a stone floor.
Modern kitchen with white cabinetry, beige marble countertops, and a black cooktop on the island. There is a small sink with a faucet, and a textured beige backsplash behind the sink. Wooden door in the background.
Modern minimalistic kitchen with white walls, beige stone countertop, and hanging white pendant lights, adjacent to a glass door leading outside to lush green foliage.
Modern white kitchen with marble countertop, black induction cooktop, open shelves, and a large window showing green trees outside. Two white pendant lights are hanging from the ceiling.

Design: Peter Heimer

Photography: Achim Hatzius

On a hillside above Lake Maggiore stands a 1960s house consisting of three concrete slabs stacked on top of each other, based on the principle of Le Corbusier's Domino House.

Between the slabs are two glass-walled apartments, connected by an external spiral staircase. Peter Heimer designed two fitted kitchens for both flats according to their space requirements: a combination of a fitted kitchen and a free-standing cooking and dining counter in the larger flat, and a fully functional mini kitchen in the smaller flat.

The cooking and dining counter in the larger flat is located in an asymmetrical alcove with a window overlooking the lake.

The compact kitchen in the smaller flat echoes the curve of the spiral staircase with its round recess above the sink.

The work surfaces are made of terrazzo or white Corian.

Complementary solid wood furniture by BUCHHOLZBERLIN.

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