Promenade House is a residence conceived around the experience of walking through and discovering the landscape. Set along the edge of a lake and surrounded by an extensive garden, the house does not reveal itself immediately. Access is provided by a winding path that meanders through the vegetation, gradually leading visitors toward the architecture. The journey thus becomes more than a means of circulation; it serves as the foundation of the arrival experience, giving rise to the project's name: Promenade, referring to the act of walking and observing.
The site layout seeks to preserve a sense of continuity between the house and the surrounding terrain, adopting a predominantly horizontal volumetric composition. Two large horizontal roof slabs define the architectural arrangement, sheltering a central volume clad in slatted wood. This creates a contrast between the lightness of the horizontal planes and the warmer, more solid presence of the central volume. This organization allows the architecture to blend into the garden without competing with it, keeping the landscape as the protagonist.
The generous roof overhangs are a fundamental part of the project's spatial and climatic strategy. Extending around the living spaces, they create sheltered transitional areas protected from sun and rain, allowing large glazed openings to remain open and enabling a continuous relationship between indoor and outdoor spaces. Natural light and cross-ventilation thus become integral to the everyday experience of the house, reducing the need for rigid boundaries between interior and exterior.
This relationship takes different forms throughout the residence. The children's bedrooms face the swimming pool and garden, each with its own overhang extending the connection to the outdoors. The master suite, in turn, is oriented toward the lake, establishing a more private and contemplative relationship with the landscape. In the social area, the kitchen, living room, dining room, and gourmet area are integrated into a single open space, allowing everyday gatherings to extend naturally into the outdoor areas.
The landscaping is an integral part of the architectural concept from the moment of arrival, guiding the path, embracing the volumes, and framing views throughout the site. Vegetation functions simultaneously as an element of integration, protection, and privacy, while the swimming pool creates a visual extension of the social spaces.
Promenade House therefore seeks to make the landscape an inseparable part of the living experience. Rather than simply creating boundaries between spaces, the project establishes transitions: between garden and house, shade and light, shelter and openness. The architecture gradually reveals itself along the journey, creating a continuous relationship between everyday life and the surrounding natural environment.
