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One 61 m² living space
Kitchen, dining and living in a single room, with pantry and laundry hidden behind the kitchen and reached from it.
DESIGN STUDY 01 · DETACHED HOUSE · NEW BUILD
House among the Olive Trees
A single-storey house opening south onto the garden and the porch. Natural light, warm materials and near-zero energy use.
Hillside setting, central Italy · Homeowners · Builders
- Interior area
- 162 m²
- Outdoors
- 36 m² porch and garden
- Bedrooms
- 2 + study
- Bathrooms
- 2
- Energy class
- A4 (design target)
| Laundry | 6 m² |
|---|---|
| Living, dining and kitchen | 61.5 m² |
| Entrance | 9 m² |
| Bathroom | 8.64 m² |
| Study / guest room | 11.52 m² |
| Master bathroom | 8.64 m² |
| Hallway | 9.72 m² |
| Walk-in wardrobe | 2.88 m² |
| Bedroom | 18.9 m² |
| Master bedroom | 25.2 m² |
| Porch | 36 m² |
| Total interior | 162 m² |
| Outdoor spaces | 36 m² |
RENDERS · 12 IMAGES
Room by room.
Photographic renders calculated with real daylight. Tap an image to see it full screen.
THE BRIEF
The request.
A couple with one child want to leave their city flat for a detached, single-level house that will suit them for years to come. Their wish list: a large, bright living area, a master suite with bathroom and walk-in wardrobe, a study that can double as a guest room, and minimal running costs.
THE DESIGN
The idea.
The plan is organised in two bands. To the south, facing the garden, are all the daytime spaces and the bedrooms; to the north, towards the road, are the entrance, bathrooms, study and utility rooms. The large living-room windows slide fully open and carry the floor out under the porch.
The materials are those of the landscape: natural oak, pale lime plaster, stone and burnished iron. The three-metre-deep porch shades the glazing from the summer sun and lets the winter sun in.
DESIGN CHOICES
Four decisions that make the difference.
A master suite in sequence
Bedroom, wardrobe and bathroom follow one another behind sliding doors: complete privacy, short distances.
Bioclimatic orientation
South-facing glazing shaded by the porch, small openings to the north and cross-ventilation in the bedrooms.
A flexible study
A sofa bed and a wall of shelves turn the study into a guest room without losing its everyday use.
MATERIAL AND LIGHT
Real materials and products.
Every finish and every piece of furniture is on the market: the design can be priced and built exactly as it is.
INTERIOR FLOOR
Listone Giordano — wide-plank oak, natural finish
WALLS
Farrow & Ball — Pointing No. 2003, matt finish
BATHROOMS
Mutina — Tierras (Patricia Urquiola)
KITCHEN WORKTOP
Honed travertine
WINDOWS
Internorm — KF 410, PVC-aluminium with triple glazing
PORCH
20 mm stone-effect porcelain, running bond
Living
- B&B Italia — Camaleonda (Mario Bellini)
- Vitra — Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman
- Flos — Arco (Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni)
Dining and kitchen
- Carl Hansen & Søn — CH327 table and CH24 Wishbone chairs (Hans J. Wegner)
- Louis Poulsen — PH 5 over the table
- Flos — IC Lights S over the island (Michael Anastassiades)
- Bora Pure hob with integrated extraction, Miele oven and dishwasher, Quooker Flex tap
Bedrooms and study
- Artemide — wall-mounted Tolomeo as reading lights
- Flos — Aim above the bedside tables (Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec)
Bathrooms
- Cielo — Shui Comfort wall-hung sanitaryware
- Axor — Uno taps
- Agape — Bjhon bathtub (Angelo Mangiarotti) in the master bathroom
Porch
- Fermob — Luxembourg table and chairs
- Santa & Cole — Cestita portable lamps
Download the product sheet Floor plan, room renders and every product with sizes, finishes and links to the manufacturers (in Italian).
ENGINEERING
The engineering.
IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCEWalkable tour of the whole house and porch, switching the lighting between day and evening.
- Reinforced-concrete frame with brick infill and wood-fibre external insulation.
- Daikin Altherma 3 air-to-water heat pump with underfloor radiant panels for heating and cooling.
- Zehnder ComfoAir Q mechanical ventilation with heat recovery.
- 6 kWp photovoltaic system on the south roof pitch, with battery storage.
- BTicino Living Now with Netatmo home automation for lights, sunshades and climate. Eclisse Syntesis Line flush doors.
Design study developed by Vistelia: it is not a commissioned project or an existing property. The products listed are real specification references chosen by the studio; there is no partnership with the brands mentioned.