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Villa Cantilena
Villa Cantilena
Swieqi, Malta
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Villa Cantilena
Swieqi, Malta
Firm
Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2023
SIZE
5000 sqft - 10,000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
Villa Cantilena occupies a site on the top of a hill in a quiet residential neighbourhood within Victoria Gardens. The façade on the street is discreet, refined and solid, and gives nothing away of what lies behind. The outer fabric of the Villa, composed of traditional Maltese limestone walls with minimum apertures so as to preserve the privacy of the owners, is a pleasant foil to the busier elevations of the houses all around.
On entering, a travertine pathway that borders the house leads to heart of the Villa. Here, in the main garden and pool area, the visitor stumbles upon the building itself that surprisingly opens up, revealing itself and the spaces it contains so that the volume of the house is finally perceived in its entirety. In contrast to the Main Street elevations, the inner façade is characterized by large openings framing a spectacular panoramic view of the Mediterranean Sea and the surrounding natural landscape.
The modulation of light is one of the key elements in the design of the spaces of Villa Cantilena. Skylights and openings have been conceived to offer, on the interior, a multitude of atmospheres throughout the day that change with the movement of the sun. The facades facing South on the other hand are sculpted to exploit the shadows and give the impression of a large-scale curtain drawn open onto the surrounding countryside and the sea beyond.
A playful yet sophisticated combination of materials – limestone, wood and concrete- balances the vernacular and the modern soul of the Villa, creating a subtle contrast between the voids and volumes, opacity and transparency, the organic and the man-made.
On entering, a travertine pathway that borders the house leads to heart of the Villa. Here, in the main garden and pool area, the visitor stumbles upon the building itself that surprisingly opens up, revealing itself and the spaces it contains so that the volume of the house is finally perceived in its entirety. In contrast to the Main Street elevations, the inner façade is characterized by large openings framing a spectacular panoramic view of the Mediterranean Sea and the surrounding natural landscape.
The modulation of light is one of the key elements in the design of the spaces of Villa Cantilena. Skylights and openings have been conceived to offer, on the interior, a multitude of atmospheres throughout the day that change with the movement of the sun. The facades facing South on the other hand are sculpted to exploit the shadows and give the impression of a large-scale curtain drawn open onto the surrounding countryside and the sea beyond.
A playful yet sophisticated combination of materials – limestone, wood and concrete- balances the vernacular and the modern soul of the Villa, creating a subtle contrast between the voids and volumes, opacity and transparency, the organic and the man-made.
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