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Aget Villa
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Clastidium, Italy
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Aget Villa
Clastidium, Italy
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2007
SIZE
0 sqft - 1000 sqft
BUDGET
$500K - 1M
The building is a private villa built in one of the many area's subdivisions that characterize the landscape of the Italian suburbs. In these places, through an imaginary developed over the years, anyone can buy a piece of freedom: an isolated house, free from annoying neighbours. Yet in reality, everything is translated into areas where, to maximize profits, housing are "piled up" turning what should be a space in which to be free in a very limited place where all is an illusion.
Realising the problem of these space limitations, I have decided to underline this sad reality through the concept, almost figurative, of a tape that moves inside of these limits. This tape bend and fold for functional and energetic reasons forming, sometimes, a sunscreen and other times catching the right angle for the sun rays and so on.
The land on which the building is located is a very steep hill where the highest point is the access road to lot. At once, my project as been to avoid large movements of material that would create an unnatural landscape. The villa has been organized on three levels, whose functions are chosen according to the proper relation with the outside. On the top floor, at street level, were placed functions of living and kitchen that interact naturally with the direct access of the building and with privileged views in order this height. At the central level are placed on one side, the garage that goes against the ground to occupy areas otherwise not usable and the other facing the bedroom through with view on plains. At the lowest level, in direct relationship to the private roof garden, is located a second living area used for private parties of the owners.
In addition to considerations on the morphology of the land, there are two ideas that we have followed for the contextualization of Villa AGET: The landscape and local building traditions.
Speaking about local architectural traditions, those that should guide the conservatives but giving questionable results, we can say that are characterized by strong and various of brick. Often this material was also used with different degrees of permeability, obtained by methods of installation that form decoration with solids and voids, to allow aeration for drying hay. When it was decided to create a sunscreen for repairing the wall of the building most exposed to the sun, I have drawn on this tradition deciding to draw a brick wall without moving parts, that filters the light into a logic of building energy efficiency. Consequently, I have copied to a past methods but assuming to function elements also an aesthetic sense.
Turning to the landscape must be said that the surrounding area is called Oltrepò Pavese, famous as one of the best wine producing areas around the world. Here the landscape is marked by hilly vineyards continue without interruption. Also the Villa land was a vineyard and the contractor who has transformed and urbanized the area, have maintained a small vineyard that he continues to care it. In a place like this, you could not afford to ignore such a reference. So when it came to designing the internal stair, I immediately thought to making a quotation from the vineyard by going to resubmit it both structurally and conceptually.
In addition to normal technology precautions appropriate, the building has been organized both spatially and constructively with a particular focus on efficiency and energy saving.
First, as already mentioned, a shading wall was made, without moving parts, all along the facade most exposed to the sun during the warmer months. Its design, in plan and section, has been studied to have a slim and strong wall although at the same time with the right height and thickness compared to the various angles of the sun in the reference climate. The result is a filter that blocks the sun in the warm periods and in cold seasons allows it to penetrate. In combination with the sunscreen has been made a specific material choice. All the cold parties of villa, affected by the sun rays, are made of absorber materials such as stone or concrete that can store heat and then release it, with the result to heat the building. In a second time, I have considered the natural ventilation for summer cooling. The internal stair, as a piece of landscape, has a vertical permeability to allow a good ventilation in warmer months like a solar chimney with the result of a comfortable microclimate inside, without the use of air conditioning systems.
Inside the building, in the top level, there is a window which at certain times of the year allow a view of the moon. In the moments when its orbit not allows it to appear , however,you can see it. This is thanks to having placed a spherical light on the opposite wall. When the light is on and you are sitting on the sofa to contemplate the landscape outside the opening, you will notice that the light is reflected by going to recreate the moon. Sometimes, if you are really lucky, you can see two moons that overlap and you remain in disbelief.
Realising the problem of these space limitations, I have decided to underline this sad reality through the concept, almost figurative, of a tape that moves inside of these limits. This tape bend and fold for functional and energetic reasons forming, sometimes, a sunscreen and other times catching the right angle for the sun rays and so on.
The land on which the building is located is a very steep hill where the highest point is the access road to lot. At once, my project as been to avoid large movements of material that would create an unnatural landscape. The villa has been organized on three levels, whose functions are chosen according to the proper relation with the outside. On the top floor, at street level, were placed functions of living and kitchen that interact naturally with the direct access of the building and with privileged views in order this height. At the central level are placed on one side, the garage that goes against the ground to occupy areas otherwise not usable and the other facing the bedroom through with view on plains. At the lowest level, in direct relationship to the private roof garden, is located a second living area used for private parties of the owners.
In addition to considerations on the morphology of the land, there are two ideas that we have followed for the contextualization of Villa AGET: The landscape and local building traditions.
Speaking about local architectural traditions, those that should guide the conservatives but giving questionable results, we can say that are characterized by strong and various of brick. Often this material was also used with different degrees of permeability, obtained by methods of installation that form decoration with solids and voids, to allow aeration for drying hay. When it was decided to create a sunscreen for repairing the wall of the building most exposed to the sun, I have drawn on this tradition deciding to draw a brick wall without moving parts, that filters the light into a logic of building energy efficiency. Consequently, I have copied to a past methods but assuming to function elements also an aesthetic sense.
Turning to the landscape must be said that the surrounding area is called Oltrepò Pavese, famous as one of the best wine producing areas around the world. Here the landscape is marked by hilly vineyards continue without interruption. Also the Villa land was a vineyard and the contractor who has transformed and urbanized the area, have maintained a small vineyard that he continues to care it. In a place like this, you could not afford to ignore such a reference. So when it came to designing the internal stair, I immediately thought to making a quotation from the vineyard by going to resubmit it both structurally and conceptually.
In addition to normal technology precautions appropriate, the building has been organized both spatially and constructively with a particular focus on efficiency and energy saving.
First, as already mentioned, a shading wall was made, without moving parts, all along the facade most exposed to the sun during the warmer months. Its design, in plan and section, has been studied to have a slim and strong wall although at the same time with the right height and thickness compared to the various angles of the sun in the reference climate. The result is a filter that blocks the sun in the warm periods and in cold seasons allows it to penetrate. In combination with the sunscreen has been made a specific material choice. All the cold parties of villa, affected by the sun rays, are made of absorber materials such as stone or concrete that can store heat and then release it, with the result to heat the building. In a second time, I have considered the natural ventilation for summer cooling. The internal stair, as a piece of landscape, has a vertical permeability to allow a good ventilation in warmer months like a solar chimney with the result of a comfortable microclimate inside, without the use of air conditioning systems.
Inside the building, in the top level, there is a window which at certain times of the year allow a view of the moon. In the moments when its orbit not allows it to appear , however,you can see it. This is thanks to having placed a spherical light on the opposite wall. When the light is on and you are sitting on the sofa to contemplate the landscape outside the opening, you will notice that the light is reflected by going to recreate the moon. Sometimes, if you are really lucky, you can see two moons that overlap and you remain in disbelief.
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