* 가르다 호수와 교감하는 이중 파사드의 풍경depaolidefranceschibaldan architetti- EF(Villa EF)

자연을 연구하고, 자연을 사랑하고, 자연과 가까이 머물러라. 자연은 결코 당신을 실망시키지 않을 것이다. - 프랭크 로이드 라이트

가르다 호수의 고즈넉한 풍경에 스며들다
가르다 호수의 동쪽 해안을 병풍처럼 두른 완만한 구릉지 기슭. 올리브 나무와 삼나무, 협죽도가 어우러진 이 고즈넉한 풍경 속에는 20세기에 걸쳐 지어진 단독 휴양 주택들이 드문드문 흩어져 있거나 작은 단지를 이루며 자리 잡고 있다. 이처럼 평화로운 배경 속에서 호숫가에 바로 맞닿아 있는 1960년대 빌라를 새롭게 개조하고 증축하는 프로젝트가 그 모습을 드러낸다.

대지의 지형을 따라 흐르는 세 개의 매스
이 건축물은 주변 경관과 조화롭게 어우러지며 대지의 자연스러운 경사면을 따라 두 개 층에 걸쳐 세 개의 건축적 매스로 명확하게 나뉜다. 호수를 향해 뻗어 나가는 메인 매스, 그 뒤로 평행하게 물러선 두 번째 매스, 그리고 대지 안쪽으로 파고들며 진입로 중정을 포근하게 감싸 안는 세 번째 신축 매스가 모여 전체적인 입체감을 완성한다.

자연과 내부를 잇는 전이 공간의 확장
이곳의 공용 공간은 내부와 외부의 경계를 점진적이고 세밀하게 조율하며 호수를 향해 나아간다. 마치 한옥의 차경처럼 자연을 내부로 끌어들이는 투명한 유리벽과 빛을 반사하는 표면은 건축물의 물리적 경계를 서서히 허문다. 그 결과 언덕 지형에서 자연스럽게 피어난 듯한 인상을 자아낸다. 이러한 공간의 상승 동선은 지붕에서 절정을 맞이한다. 일광욕 테라스와 수영장이 펼쳐진 루프탑에 오르면 주변 자연 경관이 빚어내는 장엄한 파노라마를 온전히 만끽할 수 있다.

빛과 풍경을 조율하는 이중 파사드의 리듬
호수를 마주 보는 입면은 환경 조건과 외부와의 관계를 유연하게 조절하는 가변형 패널 중심의 이중 파사드로 설계되었다. 건물 전면은 개폐가 가능한 로지아로 둘러싸여 있다. 그리고 3중 트랙 위를 미끄러지듯 움직이는 수직 알루미늄 루버가 거실의 널찍한 창문을 부드럽게 감싸 안는다. 이 정교한 메커니즘 덕분에 일조량과 프라이버시를 정밀하게 제어하는 동시에 시각적이고 공간적인 경계를 모호하게 섞어낸다. 패널들이 최소한으로 겹쳐질 때는 내부를 온전히 가려주는 균일한 스크린이 되지만 완전히 열어젖히면 1층 매스의 물리적 경계가 사라지며 내부 공간이 호수와 직접적으로 교감하게 된다.

지역의 자연을 담아낸 재료와 질감의 변주
건물 전반에 적용된 차분하고 옅은 색조의 재료들은 지역의 전통 석재와 자연스러운 호숫가 둑의 색감을 그대로 반영한다. 쪼갠 면의 거친 질감을 살려 수평 띠 모양으로 쌓아 올린 연분홍빛 레시니아 석재 마감은 언덕 암석의 오랜 지층을 연상시킨다. 이는 건축물과 자연 경관 사이의 연속성을 한층 더 깊게 만들어준다. 여기에 일사 조절 루버와 창틀, 금속재 요소들은 주변 올리브 숲의 은은한 은녹색을 차용하여 조화를 더했다. 마지막으로 난간에는 투명한 유리 패널과 팽팽하게 엮은 스테인리스 스틸 메시를 교차로 적용했다. 이를 통해 시각적인 개방감을 잃지 않으면서도 마치 호수 위에 떠 있는 선박을 보는 듯한 정교한 디테일을 완성했다.
Write by Gemini & Jean Browwn

depaolidefranceschibaldan architetti-Villa EF

At the foot of the gentle hills that frame the eastern shore of Lake Garda, in a landscape dotted with olive trees, cypresses, and oleanders, single family holiday homes began to appear over the course of the twentieth century, either scattered across the terrain or clustered in small residential complexes.

Within this setting unfolds the project for the renovation and extension of a 1960s villa situated directly on the lakefront. The architecture harmoniously integrates with the surrounding landscape, articulated into three volumes arranged on two levels and embedded within the natural slope.

The main body projects toward the lake; a second, parallel volume stands further back; and a third, newly added element is set into the hillside, completing the composition and enclosing the entrance courtyard.

The communal spaces extend towards the lake in a gradual, modulated transition between interior and exterior. The architecture appears to emerge from the hillside, progressively dissolving through the use of glazed walls and reflective surfaces. This ascending promenade culminates on the roof, where a solarium and swimming pool open onto spectacular vistas of the surrounding landscape.

The lakeside elevation is conceived as a "double front" composed of mobile panels that modulate environmental conditions and the relationship with the outdoors. The facade is wrapped in an openable loggia, where the expansive windows of the living room are shielded by vertical aluminium louvres, sliding on a triple track. This mechanism allows the panels to adopt any configuration, offering precise control over sunlight and privacy while blurring perceptual and spatial boundaries. When minimally overlapped, the modules create a uniform screen that fully eclipses the interior; when fully retracted, they dematerialise the first-floor volume, bringing the social spaces into direct communion with the lake.

A palette of neutral, pale hues echoes the tones of local stone and the natural lake banks. The cladding in pinkish Lessinia stone, laid in horizontal bands with a split face finish, recalls the stratification of the hillside rock, accentuating the continuity between the built form and the landscape. The solar shading, window frames, and metallic elements adopt the silvery-green tones of the surrounding olive groves. Balustrades alternate between glass panes and stainless steel mesh on tubular frames, evoking nautical details while ensuring visual permeability.
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