Engadin, Switzerland
Chesa Larsch
An Engadin farmhouse of 1790, rebuilt inside in untreated larch that has gone silver at the eaves and stays honey-coloured within. Deep window wells, a sgraffito front and a meadow that runs to the lake.
Built
1790, rebuilt 2016
Floor
480 m²
Land
0.6 ha
Rooms
5 bedrooms
Material
Larch, unfinished
Terms
CHF 14.5m
The house · in full
What the photographs leave out.
The house
The farmhouse dates from 1790 and keeps its sgraffito front, its arched doorway and the deep window wells that hold the warmth in winter. Inside, it was rebuilt in 2016 in untreated larch, floors, walls and ceilings, with no varnish anywhere, so the wood will go on darkening slowly for decades.
The setting
The meadow runs five hundred metres down to the lake, which freezes from January to March. A larch forest closes the view to the south-west; the glacier sits seven kilometres up the valley and holds the last of the light.
How it is shown
Our Zürich office hosts viewings from June to October, and in February when the lake is frozen. Winter visits begin in the panelled stube, by the stove, before the rest of the house.
Sightlines · from the terrace
Stand on the terrace. Turn slowly.
Larch forest600 mThe lake, frozen January to March500 mGlacier above the valley7 kmThe lake, frozen January to March · 500 m
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