The main theme of the project – a dark box containing private spaces
sustained by a series of white walls which delineate the semipublic
spaces, is completed by the relations a contemporary living environment
needs to establish to its environment, either built or natural. The
system of courtyards together with the main living spaces mediates the
transition between public and private, being made up in relation to the
landscape and the natural light, designed to assure the intimacy,
communication and exposure needed by a young family.
The whole space on the ground level, the exterior one of the courtyard
and the interior one of the living areas is divided and ordered by a
series of white walls that cross it, support the box that comprises the
bedroom and split it into five exterior courtyards, differently
orientated and having different degrees of permeability. Seen from the
outside, the interior functions are divided in two typologies: spaces of
a strong public character, those of the day routine, located on the
ground-floor, opened and fluid and the private spaces that host the
night activities, located on the first floor and enclosed in a black
volume. From the inside the delimitation is much more flexible and can
be largely dictated by its users. The living room, kitchen and dining
area are open functional areas contained by a large space, partially
delimited by the white walls, similar to the courtyards. On the ground
floor the space remains fluid, white and strongly flooded by natural
light, minimally furnished with simple volumes. The large windows allow
almost complete opening, counting on the flexibility of the
interior/exterior delimitation.