The house in Marostica, on the hills nears Vicenza, is a wrap with high volumetric compactness and energy efficiency, which focuses on choices of materials compatible and consistent with the principles of ecological design. The form is characterized by a correspondence between interior and exterior through the construction of a double central vertebra. Departing from the outside, two curved walls intersect each other and on the both sides are aggregated cells on the ground floor and the first floor, which they could be identified as rooms connected to each other and at the same time independents. The shape of coverage is determined by choices of passive solar architecture and the use of renewable energy and has a coating with a regular pace in a sheet of aluminum alloy untreated. The house is organized on three levels, including the basement in which are located technical areas; the shelter of cars, laundry and some storage space accessories. On the ground floor is situated an autonomous apartment and auxiliary rooms of the typical daily activities of the house. The areas of conviviality are oriented towards the wider part of the garden outside, with the north portico overlooking the kitchen, placing more specialized spaces to the front road. A sinuous staircase with a lightweight aspect, which follows in its development the curvature of the wall, connects the three levels of the house. The double-height space is interrupted by a walkway on the first floor that connects three distinct areas of the sleeping areas, each one with a bedroom, dressing room and toilet. The aim is to favor the use of natural materials and eco-friendly products, trying to enhance the specificity and the surface characteristics peculiar to each of these elements. Dominant material element is the stone of Chiarofonte, used in large sizes for flooring on the ground floor, whose joints highlight the matrix composition, for the monolithic processed blocks of the stair, for stones of quarry hewn by hand assembled together for the curved inner walls. The incorporation of technological systems is in harmony with the composition of the building, both for internal and external parts, avoiding the emphasis but reaching the optimization of energy yield. The installation of underfloor heating at low temperature uses the contribution resulting from the placement of solar panels embedded in the roof facing south with possible integration with geothermal system for times of peak demand. The geothermal system allows for summer cooling of the interior surfaces, using the same piping system panel for heating in winter. Each room is designed in such a way as to have its own specific link with the garden through a combined use of indoor and outdoor spaces and a gradual shift from closed to open situations. Terraces and porticos are the natural integration and development of the internal environment, such as in the north portico, which is an external extension of the kitchen.
The house in Marostica, on the hills nears Vicenza, is a wrap with high volumetric compactness and energy efficiency, which focuses on choices of materials compatible and consistent with the principles of ecological design. The form is characterized by a correspondence between interior and exterior through the construction of a double central vertebra. Departing from the outside, two curved walls intersect each other and on the both sides are aggregated cells on the ground floor and the first floor, which they could be identified as rooms connected to each other and at the same time independents. The shape of coverage is determined by choices of passive solar architecture and the use of renewable energy and has a coating with a regular pace in a sheet of aluminum alloy untreated. The house is organized on three levels, including the basement in which are located technical areas; the shelter of cars, laundry and some storage space accessories. On the ground floor is situated an autonomous apartment and auxiliary rooms of the typical daily activities of the house. The areas of conviviality are oriented towards the wider part of the garden outside, with the north portico overlooking the kitchen, placing more specialized spaces to the front road. A sinuous staircase with a lightweight aspect, which follows in its development the curvature of the wall, connects the three levels of the house. The double-height space is interrupted by a walkway on the first floor that connects three distinct areas of the sleeping areas, each one with a bedroom, dressing room and toilet. The aim is to favor the use of natural materials and eco-friendly products, trying to enhance the specificity and the surface characteristics peculiar to each of these elements. Dominant material element is the stone of Chiarofonte, used in large sizes for flooring on the ground floor, whose joints highlight the matrix composition, for the monolithic processed blocks of the stair, for stones of quarry hewn by hand assembled together for the curved inner walls. The incorporation of technological systems is in harmony with the composition of the building, both for internal and external parts, avoiding the emphasis but reaching the optimization of energy yield. The installation of underfloor heating at low temperature uses the contribution resulting from the placement of solar panels embedded in the roof facing south with possible integration with geothermal system for times of peak demand. The geothermal system allows for summer cooling of the interior surfaces, using the same piping system panel for heating in winter. Each room is designed in such a way as to have its own specific link with the garden through a combined use of indoor and outdoor spaces and a gradual shift from closed to open situations. Terraces and porticos are the natural integration and development of the internal environment, such as in the north portico, which is an external extension of the kitchen.