A private alpine house · Crans-Montana
Above it all.Entirely yours.
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A house, not a hotel
The Alps, withroom to exhale.
A clearing in the larches. The Rhône valley below. A house of glass, stone and reclaimed timber, turned towards the sun.
Bring your favourite people. All five bedrooms, the fire, the long table and the mountain views are yours alone.
The great room. Fourteen metres of glass; no need to go anywhere.
Architecture by Lemair & Hess, Geneva
“A building that disappears
into the sun.”
The architectural brief · Completed 2021
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En-suite bedrooms
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Guests, together
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House, entirely yours
Reclaimed Anniviers larch on a plinth of Vals quartzite.
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The art of doing very little
Warm.Cold.Repeat.
Cedar heat. A cold plunge fed by a mountain spring. Then back to the terrace, where the water stays at 38°C and the sky keeps changing.
Warm Six places in the sauna. A whole valley beyond the glass.
Cold Spring water, 4–8°C in winter.
Repeat The last light is best taken slowly.
The sauna, the spring, the open sky.
A small ritual, entirely your own.
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Stay a little longer
Five rooms.Ten slow mornings.
Each with its own bathroom.
Each with a different piece of the Alps.
Bella Lui — wake to the southern light.
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Bella Lui
Master suite · King bed
A south-facing picture window, a walk-in dressing room, and a stone bath looking towards the glacier.
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Wildhorn
Second master · King bed
Morning light, a private balcony, and room to linger before the day begins.
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Plaine Morte
Lower floor, west · King or twins
A quiet room with a writing desk. The bed can be prepared as a king or two singles before you arrive.
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Mont Lachaux
Lower floor, east · King or twins
A reading chair and a flexible sleeping arrangement: one king or two single beds.
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La Tza
Children’s room · Two single beds
Looking north into the larches, with two 90 × 200 cm beds and its own bathroom with a bath.
Some views are worth
staying in for.
Vals quartzite.
Mountain light.
The Bella Lui bathroom.
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Out here, a different pace
Followthe season.
Fresh tracks in winter. Long walks through the larches in summer. And between the two, the quiet pleasure of having the mountain almost to yourself.
The Bella Lui lift is four minutes away on foot. The terrace is closer.
Plans-Mayens · The sunny side of the Alps
Winter
140 kilometres of pistes above Crans-Montana. Come home to the fire.
Mid-December — Mid-April
Summer
Alpine trails, open air, and evenings that stretch a little further.
Mid-June — Mid-September
The whole house. Your kind of stay.
Make ityour own.
Tell us when you’d like to come, and who you’re bringing. We’ll take it from there.
Plans-Mayens · 3963 Lens
Crans-Montana, Switzerland
SOLAIRE
A private alpine residence
Valais, Switzerland · Facing the sun