We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret tonic to creativity.
When we get home, home is still the same, but something in our minds has changed, and that changes everything.
Sea House is located on a rocky coastline in Croatia, designed by Studio Bressan. It develops along a slope which descends from the mountain, where the access to the property is located, to the crystalline water of the private beach. The design choices were determined by the site’s peculiarity and the pre-existing building. The client’s request was to integrate a guest house and a living space to a pre-existent rural house made of stone and also to develop the interior design of those two spaces. The new buildings are presented as glass screens. Only a few essential lines define the aim of architecture to blend with the surrounding nature and at the same time to open to the sea and enhance the panoramic view of the landscape. From the outside the site is configured as a village made of small buildings that talks to each other according to their functionality. All of them are located around the original Dalmatian-style house, the heart of the whole settlement. The new parts aim at improving the usability of the existing buildings, without being in visual contrast with the surrounding environment. This is achieved using local resources such as stone and new materials such as steel and glass. A terraced composition (staggered levels) allows an optimal use of the spaces and the section design enhances the articulation of the works. A synergy between the volumes is created both in plan and also in their spatial development. Photography by Simone Bossi NOV 02. 2022
