Experimental

In the urban peripheries, large houses abound — often built without a clear project, accumulating rooms and improvised solutions over the years. Spaces with grand ambitions of scale, yet with limited real use — homes that become labyrinths of scattered, underused functions.

This was precisely the starting point for this intervention: to transform a chaotic house into a functional, compact, and coherent space. The operation is based on a central gesture: the creation of an essential core — a four-faced volume that organises daily life. Fireplace, barbecue, storage, and utility — all concentrated in this single element that is both utilitarian and symbolic. The centre, the hearth, the meeting point.

The floors follow the same logic: comfort where it matters, practicality where it’s needed. The construction adopts common, accessible solutions, with a focus on buildability and pragmatism — respecting the existing structure while making it truly inhabitable.

The veranda, now revalued, becomes a rectangular space that extends the interiors. It opens onto a panoramic view and reinforces the idea of continuity. The metal railing, designed as a thin, continuous line, follows this logic — a sort of material horizon that suggests infinity.

More than a renovation, this is a project of synthesis. Doing less — but with more intention.