Single family villa via Mario Puchoz, Centro, Courmayeur

Restoration or simple partial restructuring does not always represent the best and cheapest solution for the recovery of a residence. You need to have the courage to dismantle and rebuild as happened in this building of a characteristic and renowned Alpine centre”
PRESENTATION
L he architect's idea of using ancient materials in the load-bearing structures, floors and interior finishes, as well as using indigenous solid larch woods, proved to be a winner. The almost obsessive search continued at numerous antique dealers to find the internal doors, all of which date back to between the 1600s and 1800s with decorations typical of the western Alpine valleys. The imprint of the living room is given by the beam of a fireplace from the 1500s folded like a plaster hood, which highlights it, a latest generation prefabricated element has been inserted into the stone base, which serves to give warmth to the rooms especially in the middle. Antique furnishings, recycled materials, home automation, new technologies and a good supervision of the works, are the sought-after result to marry tradition to the most rigorous needs of a client who wanted to pay close attention to detail, demonstrating sensitivity and taste for elegance balanced which has led to a creation in which classicism is the expression of accessories, lights and fabrics chosen with passion. Built in the early 1900s using local materials such as stones, wooden frames and larch planks, floors in local clay tiles. Currently the supporting structure is still with the same materials except for the warping, the tables and the floors, except in some rooms, which have remained the same. Spaces were created by digging underground since it was necessary to reinforce the foundations, creating at the same time, cavities to improve the healthiness of the building itself. The roof has been insulated according to the new regulations in force on energy saving, the same goes for heating using the right combination of underfloor heating and the traditional system with vertical radiators (radiators). The windows are all new with double glazing and high performance gaskets.