Article source: Idis Turato / Turato Architects

The hinterland of the Opatija Riviera in Croatia is dotted with villas (built within a century and a half). Their upper, front side reveals nothing but entrances beyond which we can only imagine their spaciousness. Their scale and relation to the bay are entirely dependent on the seafront slope (perhaps, it is the tension arising from the assumption of something hidden what gives the spatial frame of Opatija’s hinterland its appeal).

Image Courtesy © Sandro Lendler

• Architects: Idis Turato / Turato Architects
• Project: Nest and Cave House
• Location: Opatija, Croatia
• Photography: Sandro Lendler, Ivan Dorotić, Želimir Gržančić
  
• Collaborators: Ana Staničić, Ida Križaj, Ivan Arbanas (structural engineer)
• Sandro Lendler (video), Ana Štulina (editing), Damir Martinović Mrle (music)
• Site Area: 1771,0 m²
  
• Total Layout Surface Area: 393,5 m²
  
• Completition Date: March, 2012.

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