{"id":1011,"date":"2019-07-09T15:19:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-09T13:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kunikdemorsier.ch\/?p=1011"},"modified":"2021-08-18T14:28:47","modified_gmt":"2021-08-18T12:28:47","slug":"octopus-house-lausanne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kunikdemorsier.ch\/en\/octopus-house-lausanne\/","title":{"rendered":"OCTOPUS HOUSE Lausanne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>To the north of the house lies a vast forest area, the Jorat Wood, while on the south side, a wide meadow embraces the horizon and the splendid view of the Alps. What if this little roadmender&#8217;s house became an observatory on nature? On clouds and mists? On the local fauna?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>By opening the house to the landscape through two observation platforms, new visual relationships inside and outside the house establish the missing link with the landscape and the mountains. 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