Gasthaus am Brunnen. Guesthouse in Valendas - Gion A. Caminada

The brief for this guesthouse project consisted of the renovation of an old building in the central square of Valendas and the construction of a new annex over the ruins of an adjacent stable, now derelict and unusable. The project basically includes a community functions room, a gourmet restaurant and eight guest rooms. The new wing not only forms a functional unit with the historic building, but is also an integral architectural ensemble in its own right that aids the legibility of the different historic periods that have influenced the site. We wanted the old and new parts of the guesthouse to influence but not contrast with each other. The lime render on the old and new parts helps to blend space and time into a single whole.