The aim is to reinterpret the landscape of the site using contemporary codes: traditional massive forms similar to those found in the surrounding area, built with lightweight, industrial materials, and traditional materials (local stone masonry walls) used to shape abstract geometric elements.
The building is designed as a platform for observing nature, set on a plane elevated above the surrounding landscape. This platform extends outward beneath a large cantilever that shields users from unwanted southwest sun exposure.
The building therefore acts as a mediating element between artificial use and the pre-existing natural environment, a space of interaction that, in order to remain unobtrusive, draws on formal codes typical of the area’s cultural landscape.
Local materials are used in combination with other environmentally responsible materials: zinc roofing, Bakelite-treated wood, local stone walls with high thermal inertia, and so on. This is complemented by solar protection suited to each orientation, with the building partly set into the ground to reduce its visual impact on the landscape.