Article source: Pierluigi Piu

When designing this villa to be built along Sardinia’s coastline it was my intention to link it to its geographical and cultural environment using a contemporary and sober language, yet unmistakably Mediterranean and referring to the traditional arts and crafts of this Italian island.

Far from wishing to evoke Sardinia through trite conventional images, inspiration was found in reproducing some textures of traditional weaving (typical ancient and contemporary fabrics and carpets), jewellery (gold filigree), embroidery and basket weaving, transposing them into stone and ceramic finishes and coverings.

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• Architects: Pierluigi Piu
• Project: House Along Sardinia’s Southern Coast
• Location: Cagliari, Italy
• Photography: Pierluigi Piu, Pierluigi Dessì, CONFINIVISIVI, Dietrich Steinmetz

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