Stones carved by the lake. They look like stones, but they are houses on the shores of Lake Maggiore where a new residential complex is born, sustainable and with a futuristic design. Professor Marco Casamonti, founder of the Archea studio and holder of the chair of Architectural and Urban Design at the Polytechnic School of the University of Genoa, world-renowned architect, took care of the architectural project.
“The design idea comes from the multiplicity of colors of the lake and from the Blu Laveno ceramic that was produced in this area in the ancient Pozzi-Ginori ceramic factory of which a splendid memory remains in the wall facing the lake – explains Marco Casamonti – The main theme is the creation of volumes intended as four “stones”, 4 carved stones whose holes functionally become loggias overlooking the surrounding landscape ».
The overall project consists of twenty-six housing units, from 50 to 130 square meters, set in a completely pedestrian area of 2,400 square meters.
The intervention represents a new piece of the city, hinged between the public square upstream and the lakefront downstream, where residents can enjoy the view from large terraces and a private garden.