A House on the Hill
Filippo Molena
Product Spec Sheet

ElementBrandProduct Name
SanitaryAgape
Facades and windowsAskeen
CuisineBulthaup
Electrical systemE-Team Plose
Decorative concrete floors and wallsMoling
Internal doorsPrader Meistertischlerei

Product Spec Sheet
Sanitary
by Agape
Facades and windows
by Askeen
Cuisine
Electrical system
Decorative concrete floors and walls
by Moling
Internal doors

A House on the Hill

MoDus Architects as Architects

The pentagonal form of the single family house fans outwards from the structural core of the stairwell to provide sweeping views across the landscape.  With no front or back, the house reveals a rotating continuum of living spaces that are accompanied by the variegated conditions of the site. From the Isarco Valley, through to the nearby meadows, up to the woods, and across the close-knit settlement of the hillside town, the South Tyrolean landscape is ever-present. 

photo_credit Filippo Molena
Filippo Molena
photo_credit Filippo Molena
Filippo Molena

The owners stated that they were looking for a house where they “could breathe;” it was to be spacious without being too big and it was to be open without compromising the privacy of each family member.  In short, the house was to give a sense of freedom.  Taking advantage of the sloped sited, the ground-floor cantilevers outwards to create a dramatic living space—a space of airy comfort and well-being.  Upon entering the house at the ground level, the main living area is an open plan, articulated into a series of micro conditions by way of furnishings and material, tactile considerations.  The seamless continuity of the warm grey floors is contrasted by the taut vibration of the planked, cedar ceiling.  The wooden canopy of the locally sourced cedarwood plays off of the geometry of the house and integrates the wooden finish-work with the mechanical and lighting infrastructure to form one unified system

photo_credit Filippo Molena
Filippo Molena
photo_credit Filippo Molena
Filippo Molena

A closeness to nature, a connection to the local community and a common sense approach to sustainable design solutions were all aspects to be accommodated into the design.  “Klimahouse A” certified, the large overhang of the roof at the street-level makes for a semi-public, social threshold to the home where neighbors stop by to chat.  Trained as a carpenter, the client’s attention to the millwork and detailing were also important to the design.

photo_credit Filippo Molena
Filippo Molena
photo_credit Filippo Molena
Filippo Molena

Team:
Architects: MoDus Architects - Sandy Attia, Matteo Scagnol
Construction Management: Matteo Scagnol
Collaborators: Giorgio Cappellato
Consultants: Ing. Rodolfo Senoner - structural engineer
Construction company: Oberegger GmbH

photo_credit Filippo Molena
Filippo Molena
photo_credit Filippo Molena
Filippo Molena

Material Used:
- Wooden floors: Tiemmeci
- Decorative concrete floors and walls: MOLING Srl. unip.
- Electrical system: E-Team Plose
- Thermo-hydraulic system: Helmut Piok
- Facades and windows: Askeen GmbH
- External plaster: STO Italy
- Dry works and dyes: Christian Plunger
- Internal doors: Prader Meistertischlerei
- Cuisine: Bulthaup
- Sanitary: Agape
- Standard furnishings: Trias Bressanone
- Custom furniture: Tischlerei Göller
- Wooden carpentry and tinsmithery: Stampfl Bauspenglerei

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