All Under One Roof

Chalissima offers a full range of services guaranteeing a worry-free project. We are with you every step of the way from the start of the project to the day you put the key in the door, always working very closely with local architects and builders.
Everything is custom built. Bespoke. We can start from a design we or you have already done before, a blank piece of paper or from your own drawings.
DESIGN : Feasibility studies, sketches, floor plans, 3D renderings, shop drawings, interior and exterior design drawings.
MATERIAL : material and furniture selection, construction and finishing touches, and when it comes to wood siding, cabinets, doors,… we design and prefabricate in Switzerland, ready to install, to ensure perfect quality and authenticity, before shipping to your construction site. Our technicians always move on site to assist, instruct and supervise the installation.
Our skills are at your service to make your dream come true. Visible antique beams, traditional decor or ultracontemporary design, we work closely with you and your vision to deliver a unique, authentic house of your very own.

Our Mission

Chalissima consists of over 150 architects, designers and carpenters. Active in the luxury construction industry for over 60 years in Switzerland and growing in Colorado and throughout the world since 2016. Committed to new ideas, innovation and creation, we believe that “*Nothing ventured truly is nothing gained.”* Our specialization is authentic alpine design, in the purest tradition or with some modern and creative adaptations. We own an inventory – unique in the world - of more than 5,000,000 board feet of carefully-selected reclaimed wood with fascinating histories. This wood is stored in our 120,000 sqft warehouse in Switzerland (which is definitely worth coming and visiting by the way).
**Design & creativity - Antique Woodwork - Master Craftmanship**
We use the noblest materials, paying particular attention to the wood that defines them. The lumber we use is always between 200 and 350 years old, with a patiently acquired patina that gives any construction an unrivalled natural result, impossible to replicate with chemical stains. To find it, we scout out old Alpine cabins – or “mayen” - in Switzerland, Italy, Austria and further afield in order to reclaim authentic lumber, never aged by artificial techniques.
Our inventory offers a choice of character (axe hewn or smoothly planed), siding and shingles (antique wood, “cat’s claws”, or plank style) and ceiling timber (structural axe hewn beams or Heidi style…). We combine traditional methods and new technologies to give the “mayen” of the past a second life. Building with wood using traditional methods requires exceptionally skilled professionals: machines may be increasingly sophisticated but every detail is always finished by hand to ensure authenticity and quality.

Swiss+warehouse-wood+inventory+%2810%29.jpg — Our Warehouse

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Living room-01.jpg — Concepts

Our team of professionals uses strategic digital innovations to create realistic animations and renderings. We will bring your thoughts and ideas to life with 3D arts which are of the best quality.
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Latest developments

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“

Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.

— Oscar Wilde

The story

There is an opening in the trees, beams of light scatter across the green, rugged slope. Suddenly, a small flat area. It is a cold spring morning. The mountains are glowing. It has been a long hike.

“Thats the place!” – the man says.

We are back 300 years ago, in the Swiss Alps and the story begins.

Stacking stones, cutting trees, and carving beams and boards with only the power of his arms and bare hands, step by step, he is making a house come to life – a “Mayen”.

Flash forward. The man is not there anymore. He and his family had a good life, up there in the mountains. So did his children and his children’s children after him, for several generations. Today the man’s «Mayen” is not used anymore, but the wood that he hand-carved endured all those years, and patiently acquired patina which is quite literally impossible to replicate. This patina bears the marks and tells the stories of generations of alpine life.

Chalissima is bringing this story to you. Imagine…

But we are not re-building a 300-year-old “Mayen”. Even though the wood is authentic, the house design is mountain modern, even mountain “chic”, with all the comfort expected today and even more.

We use the most modern construction techniques adapted to this particular material that is antique/reclaimed wood.

Construction standards in terms of insulation and energy efficiency are very high.

Spaces and volumes are designed to maximize comfort in terms of natural light and views, without forgetting – why not? - an area dedicated to a spa, with a sauna, a hammam, a hot tub. and of course, last but not least, a proper wine cellar – why not?

All that enhanced with a 2020 touch of soft plaster, stone, glass, steel, and contemporary interior design and you get a unique modern interpretation of traditional Swiss alpine architecture and design, with a careful consideration given to a perfect integration in the local context.

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