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reconstructive renovation shapes Casa Sotto La Nuvola<\/p>\n

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Located in San Miniato, Tuscany<\/a><\/strong>, Casa Sotto La Nuvola is a residential<\/a><\/strong> project by LDA.iMdA Architects<\/a><\/strong>, shaped by a process of reconstructive renovation<\/a><\/strong>. The site sits within a landscape of olive-covered hills near the historic Via Francigena, with the design responding to both topography and cultural context.<\/p>\n

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The project consists of two separate yet connected volumes: the main house and a smaller guesthouse. This spatial arrangement was developed to ensure privacy between the two functions, with an axial loggia serving as the connecting element. The building\u2019s floor plan follows a deliberately simple and traditional form, retaining the archetypal rural house geometry of a rectangle topped with a gabled roof. While the exterior references local architectural typologies, the interior layout adopts a more contemporary approach. Bedrooms are positioned at ground level, and the living areas are placed on the lower basement floor. This inversion of traditional residential planning draws on spatial strategies seen in certain examples of modernist architecture.<\/p>\n

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LDA.iMdA architects focuses on context, history, and materiality<\/p>\n

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The building, developed by LDA.iMdA architects\u2019 team<\/a><\/strong>, follows a north-south axis, running perpendicular to the hillside ridge. This orientation was selected to integrate the structure into the terrain while minimizing visual impact on the nearby Via Francigena. Optical channels were introduced into the design to frame key landscape views, establishing a direct connection between interior spaces and the surrounding environment. The volumetric composition employs stereometric forms, reinterpreting the profile of the preexisting structure while remaining sensitive to the rural context. Outdoor spaces are designed to provide both visual and functional continuity with the landscape, and careful consideration was given to preserving the existing native vegetation.<\/p>\n

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Natural light plays a strategic role in the spatial organization, with openings positioned to suit the interior layout and enhance the quality of light in each area. Exterior materials and colors were selected to blend with the tones of historic buildings in the area, with light-toned brick as a preferred finish. Interior color schemes are predominantly neutral, allowing the surrounding views and landscape colors to become focal points within the living spaces.<\/p>\n

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the project by LDA.iMdA Architects follows a reconstructive renovation approach<\/p>\n

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Casa Sotto La Nuvola\u2019s design responds to the Tuscan setting<\/p>\n

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The building footprint draws on historical references from the Catasto Leopoldino, an 18th-century land registry map, which recorded the existence of a similar structure on the site. Although the original building no longer stood at the time of design, the new construction maintains proportions consistent with local rural typologies, typically slender in form to suit the morphology of hilly terrain and agricultural land divisions. A key feature of the design is the valley-facing elevation, where an optical channel is framed by a projecting overhang. This architectural element creates a covered outdoor space in front of the living area, while visually lightening the building\u2019s mass and enhancing its integration into the landscape. Throughout the project, from conceptual development to the selection of materials and finishes, the design approach maintains a consistent focus on context, history, and the material qualities of the Tuscan setting.<\/p>\n

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Casa Sotto La Nuvola is located in San Miniato, Tuscany, surrounded by olive-covered hills<\/p>\n

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a projecting overhang creates a sheltered outdoor area and lightens the overall mass<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"reconstructive renovation shapes Casa Sotto La Nuvola \u00a0 Located in San Miniato, Tuscany, Casa Sotto La Nuvola is…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":32098,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[26972,648,1032,1033,171,23550,25017,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-32097","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-architecture-in-italy","9":"tag-arts","10":"tag-arts-and-design","11":"tag-design","12":"tag-entertainment","13":"tag-renovation-and-restoration-architecture-and-design","14":"tag-residential-architecture-and-interiors","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114782648802370803","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32097","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32097"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32097\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32097"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32097"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32097"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}