SolarHaus III
When it comes to Dietrich Schwarz’s SolarHaus III, the Roman numeral tells a story. The house, which sits in a low-rise, low-density collection of single-family designs in the Swiss town of Ebnat-Kappel, looks simple. Its long wood and glass profile is at
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solarhaus iii
LOCATION
Ebnat-Kappel, Switzerland
ARCHITECTURALFIRM
DESIGNER
YEAR
Schwarz Architektur
Dietrich Schwarz
2000
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