The house under the three leaves

THE ARCHITECT PIER SOLERI PAYS HOMAGE TO GIO PONTI

In San Zeno di Montagna, a village with an enchanting window on Lake Garda, the architect Pier Soleri from Milan has created a work of masterly ingenuity, a reference to the greats of architecture, a tribute to the great architect and designer Gio Ponti and his House the beetle under the leaf.

The building, under construction, is an important intervention, strongly desired by a private client.

An ambitious project by Soleri, which proposes an entirely underground structure that distorts the built environment, dispersing its perception and merging everything with nature.

The building uses the walking surface as a podium, a pedestal on which three actors enter the scene; “Leaves”.

A roof with imposing dimensions and surprising characteristics, the three closures dance as if they were sails in the wind and the search for dynamism thus becomes the distinctive feature of the entire design concept.
Below them, the spaces are separated, guaranteeing privacy and autonomy for three individual villas.

A corridor, which winks at the works of Carlo Scarpa, has been designed like a Venetian street and contributes to the creation of a space of continuity between inside and outside.

Soleri’s Parisian training can be perceived in this work, as he puts all the dynamism, technique and elegance of French environments into his project.

In the interiors, light dominates, precious and penetrating, it is reflected on the surfaces, designed like a nest, in natural materials.

A unique project, a stylistic exercise of the highest level, which respects the environment and the natural habitat.

With elegance, Pier Soleri stages a dreamlike representation, creating a dream space with a breathtaking view.