Sublime Brutal
Built on a solid analytical base and on the history of Puglia, this project, through a simple design gesture, challenges the contemporary representation of the spirit of the mediterranean vernacular architecture and the strong Baroque local tradition.The functional layout is the result of a complex site condition. The building, like a solid tuff block (the local stone), is programmatically carved by deep shaded terraces, which work as `buffer areas'to separate different functions of the apartments, more or less private.The shift of the tarraces on each level makes each dwelling different from the others, offering to each customer a personalized space solution.On street level, a common volume provided with wide rotating doors on the two long facades, allows the connection between two sides of the garden that otherwise, according to the local regulations, would become a mere corridor−like space around the building.Tuff stone, mindful of historical and landscape jewels like the "Sassi di Matera" and the "Gravine di Puglia", is combined with the typical ceramic from Grottaglie, precious and sensual material, additional tribute to the local handcrafts.Brutal and sublime come together for a new concept of "contemporary mediterranean".
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