{"id":115835,"date":"2025-09-03T14:17:18","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/115835\/"},"modified":"2025-09-03T14:17:18","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:17:18","slug":"cuts-and-voids-carve-swisshouse-xls-octagonal-block-by-davide-macullo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/115835\/","title":{"rendered":"cuts and voids carve swisshouse xl&#8217;s octagonal block by davide macullo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SWISSHOUSE XL\u2019s octagonal plan links old and new architecture<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/davide-macullo-architects\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Davide Macullo Architects<\/a> designs the Swisshouse XL, a single-family <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/residential-architecture-interiors\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">home<\/a> in Coldrerio, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-switzerland\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Switzerland<\/a>, that establishes a dialogue with its surroundings. The design reinterprets local architectural traditions, integrating the structure into a transitional space between a historical village core and newer urban developments.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The home is defined by its octagonal plan, a form that acts as a conceptual link between the old and new urban contexts. This geometry is influenced by 19th-century regional architecture. The building\u2019s shape, including a diagonally cut roof and strategically placed external staircase, reflects the proportions and typologies of nearby historical structures, creating visual continuity between the new and existing architecture.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"cuts and voids carve swisshouse xl's solid octagonal block by davide macullo architects\" width=\"818\" height=\"826\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-8-68b6ce2a3bfb8.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>all images courtesy of Davide Macullo Architects<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sculptural residence by Davide Macullo\u00a0is shaped by its context<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The design of Swisshouse XL emphasizes a balance between solid mass and voids. The volume is sculpted to create a sense of lightness while maintaining a strong connection to the surrounding landscape. The cuts in the octagonal form are designed to optimize views and orientation, carving out spaces that host living areas. This approach results in a sculptural volume that is shaped by its context rather than by purely formal intentions.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The integration of a single-story garage with the village\u2019s older buildings reinforces the relationship between the new construction and its historical fabric. The overall composition by Davide Macullo Architects <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macullo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Studio<\/a> is a thoughtful architectural response to its specific site, embodying a balance between traditional elements and contemporary design.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"swisshouse xl coldrerio 9\" width=\"818\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-9-68b6ce2a3bfe9.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"swisshouse xl coldrerio 10\" width=\"818\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-10-68b6ce2a3c01a.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"swisshouse xl coldrerio 2\" width=\"818\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-2-68b6ce2a3be7b.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"swisshouse xl coldrerio 3\" width=\"818\" height=\"1226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-3-68b6ce2a3beb6.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"swisshouse xl coldrerio 1\" width=\"818\" height=\"1226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-1-68b6ce2a3be0e.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"swisshouse xl coldrerio 4\" width=\"818\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-4-68b6ce2a3beec.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"swisshouse xl coldrerio 5\" width=\"818\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-5-68b6ce2a3bf1e.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"swisshouse xl coldrerio 6\" width=\"818\" height=\"1226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-6-68b6ce2a3bf51.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" lazyload\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"swisshouse xl coldrerio 7\" width=\"818\" height=\"1226\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-7-68b6ce2a3bf82.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> 1\/13<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-switzerland-davide-macullo-architects-designboom-34-1-818x545.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-switzerland-davide-macullo-architects-designboom-33-667x1000.jpg\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-switzerland-davide-macullo-architects-designboom-32-1-818x545.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-switzerland-davide-macullo-architects-designboom-31-1-667x1000.jpg\" width=\"667\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-switzerland-davide-macullo-architects-designboom-30-1-818x545.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-switzerland-davide-macullo-architects-designboom-35-818x578.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"578\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-switzerland-davide-macullo-architects-designboom-36-818x578.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"578\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-switzerland-davide-macullo-architects-designboom-37-818x578.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"578\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-switzerland-davide-macullo-architects-designboom-38-818x578.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"578\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-switzerland-davide-macullo-architects-designboom-39-818x578.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"578\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-switzerland-davide-macullo-architects-designboom-40-818x578.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"578\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-switzerland-davide-macullo-architects-designboom-41-818x578.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"578\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/swisshouse-xl-coldrerio-switzerland-davide-macullo-architects-designboom-42-818x576.jpg\" width=\"818\" height=\"576\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>project info:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>name:\u00a0SWISSHOUSE XL COLDRERIO<br \/>architect:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.macullo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Davide Macullo<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davidemaculloarchitects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@davidemaculloarchitects<\/a><\/p>\n<p>location: Coldrerio, Switzerland<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>designboom has received this project from our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/readers-submit\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DIY submissions<\/a>\u00a0feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/readers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SWISSHOUSE XL\u2019s octagonal plan links old and new architecture \u00a0 Davide Macullo Architects designs the Swisshouse XL, 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