1984

HOUSE ON THE HILL

project start date	1984
location	Prato , Italy
client	private
architect	Marco Meozzi , Architect

 

The project proposes a residential home situated on very steep terrain.

It calls for a cubic monolith, stuck in the earth and faced, on the outside, with whitestone stripes. The chosen stones -- Carrara marble and green verde di Prato – make clear reference to Tuscany's Gothic and Romanesque churches while the arrangement in stripes serves to 'measure' the slope of the terrain.

A large stairway penetrates and crosses the entire house, breaking up the monolith and highlighting the view towards the outside.

The house has not been built.