SAMIA HOUSE
Living in a winery landscape
Function
Residential
Type
Conservative restoration
with new addition
Status
Completed
Location
Maruggio (TA)
Inside Masseria Samia, a private residence occupies the upper floor of the historic building and establishes a balanced dialogue with the winery landscape. A sequence of rooms and transitional spaces allows for different ways of experiencing the landscape, combining selected views of the vineyards with wide-open views of the sea and the horizon.
Inside Masseria Samia, a private residence occupies the upper floor of the historic building and establishes a balanced dialogue with the winery landscape. A sequence of rooms and transitional spaces allows for different ways of experiencing the landscape, combining selected views of the vineyards with wide-open views of the sea and the horizon.
Year
2025
Area
256 mq
The site
The project arises from a desire to build a home without changing the identity of the site. Rather than pursuing a contrast between old and new, the approach focuses on continuity, preserving the balance between light, materials and memory that characterises the historic building.
Project team
Architecture and interiors: Martina D’Alessandro Architettura
Structural engineering: Studio Tecnico PRO.GEN S.r.l.
Services: Idrotermica Coop Soc. Coop.
Photo
Claudio Tajoli Diego Marella
Partnerships
Davide GroppiOttostumm | MogsFrancesco Fasano
The space of dwelling
The new additions are concentrated on the north side, designed to accommodate the kitchen, bathrooms and utility rooms, thereby preserving the building’s original form and highlighting its relation to the landscape. The entrance opens into the dining room, the heart of domestic life, which is directly connected to the large outdoor terrace. From here, the house develops into a sequence of spaces that gradually lead towards the more private areas: the living room, the bedrooms and a second terrace, conceived as a quiet place for contemplation.
Publications
Martina D’Alessandro (2024). Landscape as a programme, pp. 51–64. In: Patrizia Tassinari (ed.), UNESCO. Landscapes, cultural and natural heritage. Bologna: Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna. ISBN: 9788854971462.
Martina D’Alessandro (2022). Dwelling the landscape, Tradition and innovation, pp. 132–139. In: Mauro Marzo, Viviana Ferrario, Viola Bertini (eds.), Between Sense of Time and Sense of Place, Syracuse: LetteraVentidue. ISBN: 978-88-6242-673-2.
The landscape as a design choice
The entire project is built around the dialogue between interior and exterior. Each space establishes a different relation with the landscape: sometimes through views of the vineyards, gardens or the scattered buildings on the estate, at other times opening up towards the sea and the horizon.
Exhibitions
Exhibition “25X25 Architecture. A Contemporary Atlas”, organised by the Department of Architecture at the University of Bologna and the Single-Cycle Master’s Degree Programme in Architecture, Cesena campus, as part of the 25th Anniversary of Architecture Cesena (1999–2024), under the patronage of Cesena City Council and the Forlì-Cesena Institute of Architects, held in Cesenatico at the Colonia Agip from 13 September 2024 to 14 September 2024.
The outdoor spaces become a natural extension of the interiors, whilst the landscape comes into the house through a sequence of framed views, openings and variations in light. The experience of living here stems precisely from the alternation between observation and immersion, culminating in the sweeping panoramic views that offer a broad vista of the estate and the coastal landscape.
Mediterranean vegetation also enters the interior spaces and passageways, blending the boundary between the house and the landscape. The result is a quiet, austere but welcoming architecture, in which elegance comes from the balance between space, materials, light and time.
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