B. Ivanovic Residence

The Ivanovic residence site is located in a 1500-sqm plot. It has a 30-meter long street façade on its northern edge and is 50 meters deep. A gentle slope of 7 meters creates a steady incline from the highest point on the northern road to the lowest edge of the site, where it drops steeply into a cliff. Access to the site is from the northern side where a 12-meter frame highlights the pedestrian and vehicular access to the house. The framed entrance leads to successive transparent planes that delineate 3 consecutive zones, spanning 50 meters to the southern tip of the site. The first zone acts as a buffer between the street and the entrance hall. The second zone includes the vertical circulation of the project. It is located at the center of the plan and includes a 4-meter diameter spiral staircase and a transparent elevator cabin. The third zone is where the 20-meter indoor lap pool is located; here the fully glazed transparent peripheral planes vanish towards a focal point on the horizon line. The succession of spaces physically contract creating an exaggerated one-point perspective open to the main panoramic view. The intermediate level holds services in its northern edge. Facing the southern orientation, a band running east-west includes 3 guest bedrooms, a library and an office that overlooks the reception below. The lower reference level, situated 7 meters below street level, holds the reception space, dining room, and kitchen in a fully glazed pavilion that stretches out to the southern edge, opening up to the garden and an outdoor pool. This level also holds a gym, the master suite and services.