Mario Botta
“Architecture is not born through program,
but through a specific situation of space,”
Presented by
Manish Gupta
B.Arch IV
Introduction
Mario Botta was born on April 1, 1943 in Mendrisio,
Ticino (Switzerland) .
• 1958
Drawing firm training in Carmen Ulrich
1969
He graduated from the Department of Architecture, University of Venice
1970
Opening with a partner in Lugano
1971
Design of the famous Saint Vital River residential, fame
1976
State University of Technology in Lausanne, was appointed Visiting
Professor
• 1969 - Begins his independent career, opening a studio in Lugano.
• 1982/87 - Member of the Swiss Federal Commission of the Fine Arts.
• 1985 - Wins the "Beton Architecture Prize", Zurich (Switzerland).
• 1986 - Awarded the "Chicago Architecture Award"
• 1988 - Wins the "Grade de Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Arts et des
Lettres(Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters )" prize, Paris (France).
• 1993 -Wins the "Marble Architectural Award" in Carrara (Italy)
Mario botta
• . Botta, the birthplace of Ticino in the
Mediterranean and Central Europe,
the intersection of many different
cultural practices, this particular
environment created Botha eclectic
temperament.
• His modernism and postmodernism
double impact under a variety of
eclectic cultural approach taken in the
absorption of Western culture, they
also demonstrate sensitivity to local
culture and history.
Mario Botta
• Studied and practised new rationalism, and
• Impressed by Le Corbusier and studied and
Kang Le Corbusier's architectural Cubism
prototype ideas
Works
Switzerland
• Single-family dwellings in Canton Ticino, Switzerland ( 1965)
Junior High School in Morbio Inferiore, Switzerland
Library of the Capuchin Monastery in Lugano
UBS Bank, Basel
National sports centre, Tenero
Japan
Watari-um Art Gallery, Tokyo
United States
Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco,
Israel
Cymbalista synagogue and Jewish cultural centre, Tel Aviv
Italy
New casino at Capione d’Italia
ARCHITECT OF FREE STYLE CLASSICISM
WELLNESS
CENTRE
S.F.MOMA
Wellness centre
New casino ,
S.F.MOMA Capione d’Italia
Wellness centre S.F.Moma
New casino , Capione
d’Italia
New casino ,
S.F.MOMA Capione d’Italia
Wellness centre S.F.Moma
Kyobo Tower
New casino , Capione
d’Italia
New casino ,
S.F.MOMA Capione d’Italia
Wellness centre S.F.Moma
Kyobo Tower Petra Winery ,
Suvereto , Italy
Church of Santo Volto
Turin , Italy New casino , Capione
d’Italia
New casino ,
S.F.MOMA Capione d’Italia
Wellness centre S.F.Moma
Church of Santo Volto
Turin , Italy
Kyobo Tower Petra Winery ,Suvereto , Italy
Church of Santo Volto
Turin , Italy New casino , Capione
d’Italia
New casino ,
S.F.MOMA Capione d’Italia
Wellness centre S.F.Moma
Church of Santo Volto
Turin , Italy Leeum – Samsung MOA
Seoul , South Korea
Kyobo Tower Petra Winery ,Suvereto , Italy
Church of Santo Volto
Turin , Italy New casino , Capione
d’Italia
New casino ,
S.F.MOMA Capione d’Italia
Wellness centre S.F.Moma
Leeum – Samsung MOA
Church of Santo Volto Seoul , South Korea Offices &Housing
Turin , Italy “La Fortezza”
Maastricht ,
N etherlands
Kyobo Tower Petra Winery ,Suvereto , Italy
Church of Santo Volto
Turin , Italy New casino , Capione
d’Italia
New casino ,
S.F.MOMA Capione d’Italia
Wellness centre S.F.Moma
Leeum – Samsung MOA
Church of Santo Volto Offices &Housing
Seoul , South Korea
Turin , Italy “La Fortezza”
Maastricht ,
N etherlands
Kyobo Tower Petra Winery ,Suvereto , Italy
Axis of symmetry - diagonal
Botha tried to artificial means or change the situation in a
certain balance in order to seek a new balance.
Therefore, with the square and circle formation of the pure
geometric forms is the basic elements of his architecture.
Philosophy
He show respect for topographical conditions and regional sensibilities and his
designs generally emphasize craftsmanship and geometric order. Because he
attempts to reconcile traditional architectural symbolism with the aesthetic
rules of the Modern Movement
His design elements are:
Modernism
Symbolism
Regionalism
Culture
Light
Vernacular material
Diagonal axis
Spaces of poetry
Geometry
Revive an old Transformation
Topography
Social environment
He believes that architecture acts as a mirror of its time
Wellness centre – Berg Oase
Arosa , Switzerland
2003-2006
Project 2003
Commissioned by Grand Hotel
Tschuggen
Area 5,300 m²
Volume 27,000 m³
The concept of the value of feeling good and taking care
of yourself and of others has remained unchanged since
the days of ancient philosophy. Today it is backed up by
new technologies that offer us a range of different
services: from the sauna to different types of massaging
tubs. The aim of all this is to create a setting of great
emotional content focusing on the common theme of
water. .
Nestled in a basin at the foot of the Weisshorn mountain in the Swiss
Alps is the Berg Oase wellness centre – a health spa linked to the
five-star luxury Tschuggen Grand Hotel in the resort village of
Arosa.
Design concept
We imagined to build without building, to
assert the presence of the new through the
emergent parts
and to leave interred the great volume with
the functional program. The cover of the
hypogeal spaces becomes a stage marked by
geometric vegetal presences that rouse the
visitor curiosity. This particular context
therefore suggested us an intriguing
solution, of visual impact and, above all, of
great respect for the surrounding village. The
great volume disappears into the earth;
only the vegetal and, at the same time,
mechanical “antennas” emerge, marking
the recreational and collective character of
the structure.
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Design concept
The inner space appears as a terraced
continuum with the slope to limit the
excavation works
The different areas of Berg Oase are
characterized by their interrelation and by their
privileged relationship with the environment
through technological trees that guarantee
natural light and an extraordinary sight towards
the landscape as well as becoming signals of
the internal life at night through the artificial
lighting that gives to the whole resort a magic
atmosphere. The external spaces (sauna,
solarium, swimming pool) are reachable
directly from the swimming pools and set on a
attractive terracing, dipped into nature.
Design concept
The external spaces (sauna, solarium,
swimming pool) are reachable directly from
the swimming pools and set on a attractive
terracing, dipped into nature. The new
structure is accessible through a glass
walkway from the existing hotel as well as
(for the external visitors) from the entrance
level to the hotel. The new building, beyond
the “unbuilt space" of the "leaves", resolves
the relationship with the existing hotel and
the ground through a great wall in natural
stone. The external public space is therefore
redesigned in order to create a cosy
atmosphere and to solve the car parks
problem thus discreetly integrated in the
plan.
• THE INTERIOR SPACE IS DIVIDED INTO FOUR FLOORS
. The ground floor houses most of the fitness facilities, part of the technical area and
the wardrobe for external users who have direct access to this floor.
• The first floor accommodates the technical areas and the treatment spaces:
swimming pool technical area, cabins for body treatment and beauty cabins,
solarium, hairdresser, shop, toilette, depots.
• On the second floor are located the connection glass bridge between the Tschuggen
Hotel and the wellness centre, the reception, the staff spaces, the wardrobes for the
users, the toilettes, and the “sauna world” with relax area.
• The third floor houses the “water world” with swimming pool to swim and relax, the
toilettes, the relax area, depots.
MATERIALS
• The building is made of a combination of Canadian Maple and duke white
granite, used to clad the interior walls, floors (including the bridge floor),
showers and pool, and also for the stairway.
• Marble and granite treated stone to protect it from water and chlorine.
• Care was taken to use natural minerals rather than synthetic chemicals for
this process as the granite was to be used in a health and wellness
environment. The stone also helps to create an atmosphere that
combines the sanctity of a temple and that of a mountain cave.
• Canadian maple triangular skylights provide the optimum level of
acoustics which mute interior noise and encourage quiet and a feeling of
calm.
CATHEDRAL AT EVRY, FRANCE, MARIO BOTTA, 1988-95
View of the Apse
Veiw of one of the entrances to the galleries
TCS Deccan Park - Madhapur
Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh , India
Client
TCS, Mumbai
The underlying intention of the
design for the TCS Offices is to
present a monolithic element
hollowed out on the inside and
open towards the city.
As a single volume, the
construction enhances the
features of the site, accentuating
the existing landform and
making it an integral part of the
construction, both formally and
materially
Botta's architectural language
• Classical symmetrical layout,
• Simple geometric shape,
• Closed and thick walls,
• skylight.
FURNITURE DESIGN
Conclusion
As an architect of Post Modern Classicism ,he has give a lot
to learn and the way he puts his philosophies into design
giving it a very modern , different and contemporary look .
He shows the method to use vernacular means to give an
contemporary look.
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