Villa Pietrasanta

In progress

A complex building replacement currently underway in one of the most prestigious areas of Versilia, in Tuscany. Nevertheless, this new construction, with a fully contemporary imprint, gathers and re-proposes themes and materials which are typical of the local traditions of building, even though these traditions are now being implemented within a new “language” which is being consciously updated.

The geometric cleanliness of the two volumes that make up the villa is referred to the large blocks of marble that for over two thousand years have descended towards the sea from the many quarries that lie just a few kilometers from here. The base of the larger of the two “blocks” that makes up the building is covered with huge blocks of “split” travertine to underline in an uncompromising fashion the very deep relationship between the house and its surrounding area and with what, more than anything else, characterizes its life and culture: marble. 

The new Villa, located near one of the corners of the building area, gives more space to the main part of the area and allows for the creation of a large green area in which there is also a long swimming pool which highlights and reflects the size and volume of the house which is arranged on two levels. The two facades look onto the view outside and around the building and are almost devoid of openings to satisfy the demand for maximum privacy and easy use of the green areas. On the other hand, from the inside, the house opens out completely towards the sun with very large glass surfaces through which the inside and the outside lose their respective borders.