Reveal and conceal the landscape, ensuring comfort and privacy for a residential project in the heart of Gallipoli
The majesty of the volume and the purity of a masterfully calibrated light welcome the guests in the scenic Salento residence located 12 meters from the waters of the Ionian Sea, at the end of the new part of Gallipoli. A construction site lasted three years, in which the study Palomba+Serafini has poured a radical interpretation of space and proportions.
The project of creation of the residence is characterized by the balanced extension of the windows across the sparkling horizon of the sea and the old town. Hence the incredible light, the reflections of the sea and the colors of this will keep pervading the house on three levels above ground with the addition of a basement.
The immaculate white of the elements, along with unique design items, current or historical, make the atmosphere almost metaphysical. In this context, the light that floods every room has been modulated and controlled thanks to the skill of Resstende with over 60 systems made to measure. In Gallipoli, a city blessed by the sun, the light can turn into a bitter enemy if not properly calibrated; the desire for a bright house, alive and vibrant, it would not be possible without a careful control of light, realized thanks to internal and external solar shading. In addition, the home location has imposed the need to provide for large windows systems able to guarantee not only the environmental comfort but also the right privacy.
On the ground floor, in addition to the reception area, is situated the temple of well-being with an indoor pool. In this environment Resstende installed a shading system designed not only to conceal the intimacy that this area requires but also to ensure maximum resistance to humid environments. There are three internal blackout roller blinds installed to achieve this goal, combined with shading E-Screen fabrics composed by 36% fiberglass and 64% PVC. Even the white here is the great protagonist.
Through a candid spiral staircase - a focal point of the house - connecting all floors, we reach the first level where there are the bedrooms. Here Resstende has designed a dual system that combines in the same vertical structure a ZIP roller blind against glass to obscure completely the environments, combined with a shading decorative fabric of the White Inspiration from the collection of Laylight, characterized by white frames that generate refined effects although tone on tone. Along the corridor leading to the private rooms of the floor, three motorized systems have been positioned with the fabric Tracce from the Laylight collection, that creates a unique environment thanks to the play of light, shadows and reflections generated from it.
On the second floor there are also the living areas with a double-height living room, connected to the kitchen, designed as a greenhouse where a lot of plants are found. It is in this environment that Resstende has tested all its savoir-faire joining its soul purely artisanal to the contemporary needs. Technical and decoration blend perfectly here to ensure sobriety and elegance that this environment imposes. Eight external motorized roller blinds, which exceeds 4 m in height, have been matched to the fabric Sunscreen Satiné 5500 White that guarantees best protection in the light and heat while preserving the natural brightness and total visibility on the extraordinary landscape outside. The functionality of the solution is ensured by a Traction system for optimum tension even in the presence of strong wind that characterizes the area. Inside, ten roller blinds adorn the spaces with the decorative fabric Miraggio, designed exclusively for the textile collection Laylight. On the floor, to ensure the perfect balance of light, it was also chosen a Stripes system that allows you to create a play of glares and shadows with the reflections of the sun, which from sunrise to sunset lights the rooms of the residence. The Stripes system makes it possible just with a slight movement, to choose the desired level of brightness, with games of transparency that enhance environments. The glass angle of this floor is the one that collects the most charming atmosphere of the whole house. The view of the open blue sea is enhanced by the design of the furnishings.
Even in the bathrooms nothing is left to chance. The most intimate room of the house is shaded by two rollers from Laylight: the Lineo Dritto in aluminum. The clean and simple look of this system covers the two windows up to 3 meters high.
Glass House, is the name of the highest level of the home overlooking the sea, with its magnificent open-space glass and white surfaces. On the third floor of Gallipoli house the windows are internally shaded with 10 vertical roller blinds with fabric E-Screen White. On the top floor ceiling, two skylights flood the spaces with additional light. To shade this powerful light during the hottest hours, two horizontal motorized ZIP systems with Traction Kit have been customized, exclusively with a forced traction device specifically designed to attribute an effective voltage to the fabrics in horizontal applications.
Gallipoli is a project that more than any other highlights the tailoring and technical-innovative soul by Resstende, that, in this room where white rules without tiring, enacts a new concept of solar shading, that gives birth to an extraordinary scene where comfort and design meets each other, in which the multiple light intensity generated from the blinds crosses in an unconventional way the different areas of the house.
