Three internal courtyards, as well as galleries and light wells, allow the entry of natural light and establish a link with the sky and the outside world. This special daylight situation had a great influence on the layout. The bedrooms are on the ground floor, while the spaces used by the whole family – the kitchen, dining and living rooms – are on the upper level. A restrained use was made of materials, with exposed concrete, stainless steel, aluminium and glass dominating.
There is no air conditioning. Thanks to the shading elements, the controlled flow of air through automatically operated roof lights, and the great thermal storage mass of the concrete walls, it was possible to ventilate the house naturally. The 300 m² roof area is glazed with sunscreen glass with three different intensities of coating in response to the daylight needs of the indoor spaces.
