A villa made up of four staggered volumes, set on 4 different stepped levels, exposed to the north and projected towards the bay and the marine horizon. This was the result of a long design process that lasted almost a year.

Commissioned by a client who expressly requested symmetry, an unconditional view of the sea and abundance in the sizing of a staircase that would extend the already long avenue of palm trees.

A large hilly estate, planted with citrus groves and palm trees, with a significant slope towards the sea, required a design commitment that was extremely sensitive to the nature of the place and a long process of "landscape education" for our client.

The owner's desire for grandeur was poorly combined with the nature of a place which instead deserved a project with a low profile and not too exuberant.

The principle that we architects have carried forward was based on the horizontality of the volumes of the villa and on the use of semi-underground surfaces with the aim of not impacting in terms of land consumption.

The villa, although conceived on the basis of an obsolete patriarchal idea of ​​future subdivision to the offspring (hence the desire for equity and symmetry) was conceived and translated by us architects as a project to be read as a single building adequately articulated along the development of the estate's level curves.

Each volume of the villa has been equipped with large, private terraces facing the sea, separated from each other but at the same time connected by the large staircase that cuts through the residence on the North/South axis.

Two long lane swimming pools, separated by stairs, accompany the view from the terraces to the sea horizon, starting from the interior of the residence.

The long canopies projecting towards the north protect the windows of the villa in the few moments in which the sun shines close to the interior.

The large windows not only flood the rooms with natural light, but also create a continuous dialogue between inside and outside, while the terraces invite you to enjoy the panoramic beauty of the place.

Two underground winter gardens will serve to bring light from the south into the homes and to be able to enjoy outdoor breaks sheltered from the winds coming from the north.

Only at the end of the design process did the client realize that the villa had taken on an "asymmetrical" connotation both with respect to the steps and in height, thanks to the four staggered levels.

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