A sea of ​​relaxation

Location: Fiumicino RM
Area: 200 Smq
Client: Private
Project time: 2019

The large, asymmetrical pitched roof is the key feature of this project. A large, structurally independent wooden roof envelops and protects the two floors of the house below, connecting it to the adjacent villa on the same lot. To give the wooden roof a more dynamic feel, we decided to clad the ground floor with a more substantial and natural material: stone.
A few meters from the sea, in a popular seaside resort in Lazio, surrounded by lots earmarked for private villas, lies the land designated for the project for a single-family villa. The home would be built within a large garden covered with English lawn and adorned with hedges and shrubs that extend seamlessly to the neighboring property, where an oriental-style villa stands: raised above the ground, with walls finished with plaster and wooden slats, divided by large exposed wooden beams, and topped by a steeply sloping roof covered with terracotta tiles.
The client’s desire to achieve an ideal of aesthetic harmony with the adjacent villa, combined with a sensitivity to bioclimatic architecture, were the starting points for the project. Large structural elements in laminated wood recall the sloping roof of the adjacent villa, surmounting the volume of the dwelling, almost as if to protect it beneath its envelope. The structure extends beyond the volumes, creating a thermally regulated portico space thanks to the use of mobile brise soleils installed along the spans, which regulate the flow of air and natural light into the house, ensuring optimal comfort in any climate.
The villa is spread over two levels:

The ground floor houses the living area, with a large sitting room nestled between the living room and the study. The separation between these spaces is flexible, thanks to a vertical partition and a wall with two large sliding doors. All the rooms connect to the porch and garden through large glass openings that run along the perimeter walls.

The first floor houses the sleeping area and a large terrace, partly covered and partly uncovered. The different cladding of the exterior walls throughout the house contributes to enriching the material composition of the villa, which, in addition to its wooden roof, features a more solid stone-clad ground floor that serves as a base for the first floor, which “floats” thanks to its light-colored plaster finish.