The renovation of Villa Sperlonga stems from the owners’ need to adapt a house built in the 1980s to current energy standards. On this occasion, the interior spaces were also rethought, improving natural lighting, air circulation, and the distribution of rooms.
While the exterior has remained largely unchanged, the internal configuration has been significantly transformed: the reinforced concrete staircase, bulky and inefficient, was removed and replaced by a more compact volume in pine wood. This new element connects the living and sleeping areas, integrating within it a technical room and a bookshelf overlooking the living room, becoming a place of passage, pause, and storage.
The kitchen was also completely redesigned. Its long and narrow shape and the local stone wall, brought back to light after the initial demolitions, guided the new layout. A large opening toward the living room creates continuity with the living area and enhances the perception of the kitchen’s transverse spatial depth. Along the internal stone wall, a concrete block forms the kitchen itself, containing all functions within it and guiding movement across the space. On the right side, a large window brings in natural light and directly connects the kitchen to the outdoors, where the same block extends and transforms into an outdoor kitchen, strengthening the relationship between inside and outside, both visually and in everyday use.