GIELLE HOUSE
The building originated as a disordered sum of successive interventions, an architectural body devoid of any true unifying intention. The project operates through subtraction and recomposition, seeking a possible order within the existing structure rather than imposing a new form. The result is a house that measures itself against the landscape and the light, that changes its expression depending on the point of view, and that finds its own identity in a sequence of continuous, silent spaces, traversed by time rather than by gesture.
A front that looks far
The house develops along a narrow and steeply sloping plot, where the gradient becomes a design opportunity. The north front, open towards the valley and the course of the stream, takes on a central role, overturning the traditional hierarchy of the building. Here, architecture becomes a filter: a system of vertical fins articulates the façade, constructing depth, shadow and rhythm. The elevation is no longer a simple surface, but a device that measures the distance between inside and outside, between dwelling and landscape. The rhythm of solid and void accompanies the gaze towards the horizon, transforming the house into a domestic belvedere, capable of engaging with the context without imitating it.
Dwelling in sequences
Inside, space is conceived as a progression rather than a sum of rooms. The stairwell becomes the luminous heart of the house, a true lantern that distributes natural light across the different levels. Around it, the spaces of daily life are organised in a continuous balance between openness and shelter. The project works on the theme of thickness: equipped walls, full height timber volumes and continuous surfaces construct environments that are essential yet never neutral. Oak, employed as a warm and enveloping material, defines thresholds and enclosures, transforming functional elements into an integral part of the architecture. The house thus becomes a coherent system, where structure, light and matter converge to define a measured, intimate way of living, profoundly rooted in its place.
