As the last edge of the coastal residential fabric, the site is situated between two opposing conditions: on one side the rural landscape of vineyards and centuries-old olive trees; on the other the close proximity of coastal housing. The project embraces this contradiction as its generating principle. The house appears closed and protective toward the entrance, while opening up completely toward the garden and the natural landscape through a large, continuous glass facade. The result is a measured balance between privacy, light, and connection with the outdoors.

The Site’s Challenge

The client’s brief was clear: to live in a house capable of preserving the intimacy of daily life, while also establishing a direct relationship with nature and open spaces. The long, narrow site, positioned on the border between the built environment and the rural landscape, made this need particularly intense. The project is born precisely from this tension, transforming a constraint into a spatial opportunity.

Two Fronts, Two Landscapes

The building cuts transversely across the site, defining two complementary outdoor spaces. To the north, a more intimate and private area accompanies the entrance to the house and shields it from the surrounding built context. To the south, the interior space extends toward the garden, marked by the presence of an existing large fig tree and by the continuity ensured by the long glazed facade. The two fronts thus translate the twin souls of the project: on one side, a solid, white, and silent wall; on the other, a wide opening that connects house, light, and landscape.

Living the Space

The house develops on a single level, organizing domestic life around a central living room from which the other rooms articulate. Around this internal order, a sequence of threshold spaces is constructed, modulating the relationship between inside and outside, between protection and exposure: the loggia, the pergola, the garden, and the terrace. In this way, the house offers different ways of being inhabited: open and convivial during shared moments, more intimate and quiet when seeking an introspective dimension. The garden is not a backdrop, but an integral part of the living experience.