The “Terra Rossa” complex was developed on land characterised by a distinct karst landscape, featuring dolines within and along the plot boundaries, as well as outcropping limestone rock and native vegetation such as downy oak, hornbeam, and sumac.
The project involved the construction of six single-family villas developed over two levels (ground floor and first floor), each with independent access, private gardens, and covered parking spaces. Each villa is further equipped with a dedicated automated vehicular gate leading directly into the private property. The entire perimeter of each unit is defined by a lower section in exposed natural stone walling and an upper section in larch wood slats, ensuring a strong sense of privacy and exclusivity.
Each villa features a landscaped internal courtyard planted with typical karst vegetation, onto which the living and sleeping areas open, effectively creating an additional “open-air room”. The villas are characterised by large glazed surfaces in the living areas, all south-facing, as well as in the kitchen. The north side of the ground floor is instead dedicated to a study or service room, a bathroom, and the staircase leading to the first floor, where the sleeping area is located. Both the living spaces and the upper-floor rooms feature exposed glulam timber roof structures.
The design of external walls, partitions towards unheated spaces, floor slabs, and external windows was carefully developed, also through the use of specific materials, in order to minimise thermal bridges and energy losses, achieving a very low energy demand of approximately 10–20 kWh/sqm per year (Class A). The building was constructed using a permanent EPS formwork system that fully encloses the structure.
