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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Courtyard house of stone in Sicily, Italy by Studio 4eFebruary 9th, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Studio 4e Nature and the relationship to the landscape play a fundamental role in this work. The architects have combined a rigorous, rational approach to the project with the expressive freedom typical of organic architecture, enhancing the relationship between inside and outside through a careful dialogue with the pre-existing environmental context.  The pedestrian entrance, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e
 The main front seen from the garden, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e Starting from an existing structure built in the 1980s, which was never completed and ultimately abandoned, the architects have worked by subtraction, eliminating non-significant architectural parts and restoring the building to its essential components, enhancing the plastic and spatial qualities of the existing building. The spaces have been completely reconfigured according to the needs of the new owners, defining a new architectural image starting from the search for a refined visual balance between opacity and transparency, which is clearly shown in the dynamic asymmetry of the new facades.  View from the staircase, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  Front elevation, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e The house is divided into two different levels. The ground floor contains the living area and a cosy guest room, and the first floor is a living space made up of a landing, bedrooms, and two large terraces. The interior spaces are notable for their extraordinary natural brightness. The living environment on the ground floor, illuminated by a long wall made of large sliding glass doors, ensures continuity between the interior space of the house and the portico, which in summer becomes the natural continuation of the living area.  The courtyard, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  The stairway to the villa, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  Perspective view of the entrance, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  North elevation, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  Perspective view of the portico, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  The old carob tree, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  The dining area, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  Detail of stained glass window, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  View of the living room, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  The spiral staircase that leads to the first floor, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  The sleeping area on the first floor, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  The first floor bathroom, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  Night view, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  The architects, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  Site Plan, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  Sections and West elevation, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e  Est elevation, Image Courtesy © Studio 4e
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