Shower of stones to cover the ruins of the Abbey of St Maurice By Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes
28/03/2012.
[Saint-Maurice]Switzerland
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Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes, Swiss team, have suspended a special cover with 170 tons of stones to demonstrate their particular interpretation of history. With this idea, they express the everlasting hazard the site had been exposed to. The “stone-roof” serves as a filter for light and produces an evenly spread and regular illumination.
Abbey of St Maurice. Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes. Photography © Thomas Jantscher.
Abbey of St Maurice. Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes. Photography © Thomas Jantscher.
Abbey of St Maurice. Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes. Photography © Thomas Jantscher.
Abbey of St Maurice. Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes. Photography © Thomas Jantscher.
Abbey of St Maurice. Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes. Photography © Thomas Jantscher.
Abbey of St Maurice. Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes. Photography © Thomas Jantscher.
Abbey of St Maurice. Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes. Photography © Thomas Jantscher.
Site plan. Abbey of St Maurice. Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes.
Roof plan. Abbey of St Maurice. Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes.
Cross section plan. Abbey of St Maurice. Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes.
Roof Detail. Abbey of St Maurice. Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes.
Longitudinal section plan. Abbey of St Maurice. Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes.
The abbey of Saint Maurice was built almost 1500 years ago. It is situated against a cliff in a section of the road between Geneva and the Simplon Pass. This particular site was likely to be chosen for its defensive position given by the cliff. However the planned fortification proved a failure due to rock fragments falling from the cliff onto the building. Throughout the history rockslides had an important influence causing several damages: In 1611 a huge rock fall caused a convulsion of the abbey, 1942 a rock destroyed the cross-spire and portal-nave of the building. Those slides have constantly been occurring and marked the site throughout history.
The roof gives the interior a calm and almost contemplative ambience. It is built above the fundamental buildings in order to keep the dialogue between the facades and the cliff face.
The architectural engineering of the roof contains three king posts, which are anchored in the face of the cliff. The mass of stones put on top of the structure enables the absorption of windblasts.
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Architects
Savioz Fabrizzi Architectes.
Collaborators
Civil engineers.- Alpatec SA.
Client
Abbaye de St-Maurice, Av. d’Agaune 15, 1890 St-Maurice (CH).
Area
1,400m².
Dates
Draft order (date).- 2004.
Achieving coverage (date).- 2009 – 2010.
Cost
Cfc 2 cost coverage.- 2,000,000.
Photography
Thomas Jantscher.
Claude Fabrizzi, Laurent savioz. Savioz Fabrizzi Architects
Savioz Fabrizzi Architects is an association founded in 2004 consisting of two architects: Claude Fabrizzi & Laurent savioz.
Collaborators: Cindy Fabrizzi (Commercial employee). Larissa Jean-Richard (architect hes). Benedikt Bertoli-Sülzenfuss (architect kit -germany). Jean-Pascal Moret (architect epfl). Céline Corsano (interior architect eaal). Christian Lamon (architectural draftsman). Térence Biselx (apprenti architectural draftsman). Loïc Nellen (apprentice architectural draftsman).
Former collaborators: Ewout Gysel, Annette Schädler, Camille Chauvin, Laetitia Riedo, Cécile David.
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