In Forte dei Marmi, b-arch replaces a modest 1950s house with a new villa that reinterprets the language of postwar Italian seaside architecture through a contemporary lens. Rather than reproducing historical forms, the project strengthens their key principles and adapts them to present-day living.

The house is organised around a central staircase, with two adjacent volumes opening towards the garden. This clear layout responds both to the limited size of the plot and to a compositional logic rooted in the rationalist tradition of mid-century Italian architecture.

A central theme of the project is the balance between privacy and openness. Stone-clad longitudinal walls protect the house from neighbouring properties, while large glazed façades open towards the private garden. Wooden slatted screens filter light and views, creating a layered relationship between interior and exterior.

Light is treated as a key architectural material, shaping the atmosphere of the house throughout the day. The result is a home designed for leisure, conviviality and family life, where the boundary between indoors and outdoors becomes increasingly subtle.