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HOUSE AT THE LIGHTHOUSE
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Type
STATUS
Concept
SIZE
1000 sqft - 3000 sqft
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A home for a married couple and an elderly parent, for whom a ground-floor studio apartment was planned. The location on a plot of land overlooking the gulf above the Faro della Vittoria in Trieste allowed for a fully glazed living room, without compromising the owners' privacy.
The project establishes a strong relationship with the sea landscape while simultaneously engaging the morphology of the terrain.
The architectural composition is based on a purist stratification of horizontal planes facing the sea. These layered elements define a frontal and almost abstract relationship with the horizon, emphasizing light, proportion, and the panoramic dimension of the site.
This primary compositional order is intentionally contradicted by a sequence of orthogonal circulation paths that cut through the building longitudinally. These spatial trajectories connect the interior continuously with the terrain, dissolving the boundary between architecture and landscape.
The intersection between the frontal layered composition and these transversal paths generates unexpected perspectives and diagonal visual connections throughout the house. Rather than a static object facing the sea, the building becomes a dynamic spatial system shaped by movement, continuity, and changing viewpoints.
The living spaces are organized around a fully glazed central living area opening toward the Gulf of Trieste. The transparency of this space maximizes the visual connection with the sea while maintaining a protected and intimate domestic atmosphere.
The orthogonal circulation routes extend through the entire depth of the house, producing continuous spatial sequences and allowing natural light and views to penetrate deep into the interior. The resulting experience is one of gradual discovery, where compressed passages alternate with expansive openings toward the landscape.
The project seeks a balance between geometric abstraction and topographical continuity. While the sea-facing composition expresses rigor and formal clarity, the transversal pathways anchor the architecture to the site and reinforce the tactile relationship with the ground.
This duality — between frontal composition and spatial permeability, between abstraction and continuity with the terrain — constitutes the central theme of the project.
The project establishes a strong relationship with the sea landscape while simultaneously engaging the morphology of the terrain.
The architectural composition is based on a purist stratification of horizontal planes facing the sea. These layered elements define a frontal and almost abstract relationship with the horizon, emphasizing light, proportion, and the panoramic dimension of the site.
This primary compositional order is intentionally contradicted by a sequence of orthogonal circulation paths that cut through the building longitudinally. These spatial trajectories connect the interior continuously with the terrain, dissolving the boundary between architecture and landscape.
The intersection between the frontal layered composition and these transversal paths generates unexpected perspectives and diagonal visual connections throughout the house. Rather than a static object facing the sea, the building becomes a dynamic spatial system shaped by movement, continuity, and changing viewpoints.
The living spaces are organized around a fully glazed central living area opening toward the Gulf of Trieste. The transparency of this space maximizes the visual connection with the sea while maintaining a protected and intimate domestic atmosphere.
The orthogonal circulation routes extend through the entire depth of the house, producing continuous spatial sequences and allowing natural light and views to penetrate deep into the interior. The resulting experience is one of gradual discovery, where compressed passages alternate with expansive openings toward the landscape.
The project seeks a balance between geometric abstraction and topographical continuity. While the sea-facing composition expresses rigor and formal clarity, the transversal pathways anchor the architecture to the site and reinforce the tactile relationship with the ground.
This duality — between frontal composition and spatial permeability, between abstraction and continuity with the terrain — constitutes the central theme of the project.
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