House represents the extreme
principle of movement.
In fact, there is a sense of trespassing,
of going beyond the real place to reach parallel worlds.
The
mirror becomes a door,
a sort of “stargate” through which we can reach the other
dimensions suggested by quantum physics and its theory of
anti-matter.
The
mirror seen as a fusion of the reflecting body P (simple reflection)
C (inversion of negative and positive particles) and T (inversion of
time) incorporates the bodies’ missing half beyond which the
anti-matter can be perceived. For
this reason we conceive the house as a half since the rest is to be
imagined through composed reflection. The domestic space is reduced
to its essence, based on real needs – the rest is just optical
illusion.
The
building
type follows the rules of perception so that each side of the house
reveals its own anti-matter and thus becomes fully realized.
The
wall represents the object materializing the boundary
between matter and anti-matter. It supports a steel frame
incorporating pointed pins hooking up the house’s volume. Anchored
to the wall by bolts, this frame totally penetrates the volume and
produces an imprint on its surface that makes it visible.
The
white compact volume creates a marked contrast with the existing
condition in terms of both materials and shape, thus acquiring the
character of the building additions typical of the Mediterranean
landscape.
The
living unit is small-sized
– 3 m wide and 15 m long – and developed over three levels. Each
level contains the requested functions resulting in an extremely
flexible organization of space.
The
house’s different levels can be accessed via a lift, while the
light penetrating through the
continuous glazed wall enclosing the house becomes a boundary between
old and new.
Far
from being a
futuristic design, the house rather aims at addressing the new needs
that science will probable create for us in the near future in a real
and pragmatic way.
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