Villa with internal view
A Home on the Threshold Between Nature and Architecture
A minimal concrete villa that embraces the landscape with lightness and material presence
On the edge between the urban settlement and the countryside, in a lush and still-authentic landscape, stands a single-family home that finds its identity in the balance between architectural rigor and openness to nature. Designed by MIDE architetti, the residence is laid out on a single level—an elongated horizontal gesture that rests lightly on the ground, guided by principles of subtraction and discretion.
The project is articulated into two exposed concrete volumes of different heights, arranged to create fluid, airy, yet intimate spaces. The taller volume houses the main entrance, a spacious covered patio, and the living area—conceived as a bright open space that opens onto the garden through a large glass wall. The lower volume contains the sleeping quarters: a quiet, secluded area distributed along a corridor punctuated by full-height concealed cabinetry.
The floor plan is structured in three parallel bands, interrupted by courtyards and green openings that introduce architectural voids among the solids, making vegetation an integral part of the composition. The entrance, facing north, functions as a transitional space between indoors and outdoors, thanks to a prominent access portal that leads to a deep, introspective patio. This space interacts with the landscape through strategically placed openings designed to preserve the inhabitants’ privacy.
The resin flooring extends the material language of the exterior into the interior spaces, emphasizing visual and tactile continuity. The contrast between the raw concrete surfaces and the warm presence of wood—used to clad the high ceilings and one of the living room walls—helps to create a welcoming and refined atmosphere.
Carefully considered details and a curated selection of design pieces—such as the iconic “Moon” pendant lamp by Davide Groppi and the “Legnoletto LL8” bed by Alias Design—complete the project, expressing a minimalist aesthetic rooted in the quality of space and materials. Other objects, like the Tahiti lamp (designed by Ettore Sottsass in 1981 for Memphis Milano), use color to highlight visual corridors for the eye.
The central patio, with a perforated roof allowing space for crepe myrtle trees and ornamental grasses, frames glimpses of the sky and allows natural light to filter through, enhancing the sense of openness and continuity with the outdoors. This is a project that avoids ostentation, preferring a quiet beauty made of calibrated voids, transparencies, and authentic materials. A contemporary home that, despite its formal rigor, opens to life with delicacy and depth.
