Villa FORESTIS stands at 1,800 metres above sea level: a private retreat, nestled in the woods, which can be booked exclusively for up to ten people and boasts a private spa and garden, as well as a concierge, a butler and a chef.
This architectural gem, dating back to 1912, was designed as a private residence for doctors working at the nearby sanatorium. Playful loggias, ornate details and generously proportion

Villa FORESTIS stands at 1,800 metres above sea level: a private retreat, nestled in the woods, which can be booked exclusively for up to ten people and boasts a private spa and garden, as well as a concierge, a butler and a chef.
This architectural gem, dating back to 1912, was designed as a private residence for doctors working at the nearby sanatorium. Playful loggias, ornate details and generously proportioned rooms bear witness to the architectural heritage of the Wilhelminian era and Art Nouveau.

The challenge was to reconstruct this Alpine villa down to the smallest detail according to the original hand-drawn plans, whilst ensuring it met the requirements of a sustainable and future-proof business. The architects worked closely with the Office for the Conservation of Monuments and specialist restorers to renovate or restore floors, ceilings, furniture and so on using traditional craftsmanship. ed rooms bear witness to the architectural heritage of the Wilhelminian era and Art Nouveau.

The challenge was to reconstruct this Alpine villa down to the smallest detail according to the original hand-drawn plans, whilst ensuring it met the requirements of a sustainable and future-proof business. The architects worked closely with the Office for the Conservation of Monuments and specialist restorers to renovate or restore floors, ceilings, furniture and so on using traditional craftsmanship.

The Forestis Villa is conceived through a restrained, almost reverent approach, where the project does not impose but listens. Imperfections — uneven floors, traditional windows, carved details — are not corrected, but held, allowing time to remain present within the space.

The intervention unfolds through precise, quiet craftsmanship: each wooden element is dismantled, cared for, and returned to its original place. Floors, doors, cladding, and ceilings retain their substance, so that the building continues to speak in its own voice.

Wood becomes the guiding material, both structure and atmosphere. Solid, untreated local timber is used at every scale, from the architectural frame to the smallest object, establishing a continuous tactile language. Existing elements are not replaced but reinterpreted, extending their life within a renewed whole.

The furniture emerges from the same intention: not to stand out, but to belong. Each piece seems to have always been there, dissolving the boundary between past and present. Architecture, material, and furnishing converge into a single, quiet continuity, where the intervention reveals itself through absence rather than gesture.