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Project • By Play Architecture • Private Houses
OH HO Residence
Inspired by an ephemeral bliss experienced in a South Indian temple complex, this moment is poetic—a setting sun visually diminishing the density of the stone, creating an intangible relationship with the material.
Bangalore and Karnataka’s association with chapdi (local and natural stone slabs 100mm thickness) has been eternal, yet the dignity it has obtained for its aesthetic and structural properties remains under-explored. Stone has the least carbon footprint as a building material, making it the most versatile construction material since historical times. The traditional architecture of this region and its surroundings has reached a remarkable level of integrity and profundity by working with stone. In modern times, howeve... More
Project • By Studio Ponsi • Housing
Trasimeno House
The house is located on the slope of a hill facing south and overlooking Lake Trasimeno. With an elongated shape, it has two lateral appendages: to the west the volume turns towards the ground creating a basement floor surmounted by a terrace, to the east it rises in a small tower.
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All the facades are clad in rough gray stone crossed by horizontal brick strips, in dialogue to the facade of a church located in the hamlet adjacent to the site. The external stairways are in basalt stone and brick. The lighting of the steps is placed inside the custom designed iron balustrades.
The entrance to the house is created in a niche on the north-facing wall in correspondence with the garage and driveway. The wall on which the entrance do... More