place: Sacile (PN)
client: Private
assignment: direct
architects: arch. Ado Furlan, arch. Vittorio Pierini
collaborators: arch. Walter Pescarollo-Vivian, arch. Gianluca Zanette, arch. Margherita Bortolus
services supplied: project, construction management and interior design
project: 2004
construction: 2005/2009
note: mq 270
photography: foto Ciol, furlan&pierini architetti
The house is a re-reading of the 19-20th century villa typical of the Veneto-Friuli regions. The residence has a square plan, with a central double-height stairwell, downlit by two skylights, leading to the rooms distributed on the four sides. The north section of the ground floor is mainly devoted to service functions such as the main entry to the house, the kitchen, a wardrobe and a bathroom. The south section accommodates the living area, opened to the park, with dining room, living room, and a porch. The sleeping area is at the first floor. To the west an light well brings light and air to the living quarters in the basement. A special care is devoted to spatial organization and the design of the openings in the façades. At the first floor, the depth of the wall in coincidence with the openings emphasizes their characters of frames opened onto the historical park surrounding the house. The treelined way, rehabilitated to use as a path for cars and pedestrians, as well as the redesign of the entry section, make both the historical building and the newlybuilt house easily accessible. The shelter for cars, with its corten iron plate cladding, is markedly different from the house, clad in Orsera stone slabs laid straight with rolled finishing.
