The inside of Villa Modda is a examine in architectural order and materials sensitivity. The venture by depaolidefranceschibaldan architetti combines minimalist geometry, pure textures, and wealthy colour accents to create a recent spatial expertise that continues to be deeply rooted in its context.
Immersed within the countryside of the Val di Noto, Villa Modda takes its title from a spontaneous plant typical of the realm, symbolizing the deep reference to the encircling Mediterranean rural panorama. The architectural venture begins with the restoration of an previous agricultural wreck with a double-pitched roof, preserved and built-in with a brand new construction characterised by important and rigorous geometries.
From the unique drying room—now evoked by a round concrete platform—a pedestrian axis extends via all the villa, separating the residing space, which overlooks the pool and contains out of doors residing and eating areas, from the extra personal zone with bedrooms and repair areas. The pre-existing constructing, fabricated from rough-hewn Noto stone blocks, is embraced by the brand new extension, clad in brown cocciopesto—a reference to the earth and the fruits of the countryside, reminiscent of carob. The tough texture of the stone blocks creates evocative performs of sunshine and shadow, whereas the lime-based cocciopesto, enriched with pure pigments, enhances integration with the panorama context.
On the coronary heart of the residing space is a big container quantity, clad in brilliant yellow glazed terracotta tiles, which organizes the inside areas: it homes the kitchen cupboards within the eating room and a big hearth in the lounge, subsequent to a sunken space designed for leisure. Iron grilles enable for regulation of sunshine and pure air flow, reworking the villa right into a construction able to opening up or isolating itself as wanted. The infinity pool, lined with emerald inexperienced ceramic mosaic, blends harmoniously with the hilly profile and the colours of the encircling panorama.
Villa Modda is a part of a broader venture for the restoration of rural ruins, carried out with respect for the panorama and bioclimatic components, and guided by way of pure supplies and conventional applied sciences.
Supply: Inside Zine
