Casa MM: a cosy country house

The porcelain stoneware tiles give the project its figurative textural highlights, thereby revealing aspects of the building overpowered by the rigorous volumes.

Casa MM is a contemporary interpretation of the rural courtyard house. Only the south-western side opens to the countryside (from where you can admire a view free of any building). The other three sides feature thick walls that protect the privacy of the people who live there. The entrance and the external courtyard walls are covered with large (90x180 cm) stone-effect porcelain stoneware tiles of the Pietre di Paragone collection in Pietra Piasentina.

Tiles (60x60 cm) of the Pietra Baugè collection in Baugè Antracite were used for both the interior and exterior flooring, thereby ensuring continuity between the interiors and the exteriors. The only difference is in the surface finish according to the specific use of the rooms. These homogeneous coverings are also the distinctive feature of the infinity pool, the courtyard, and the house.

The house – whose south-western side opens to the countryside – also features a pool. The entrance body houses the living area whereas the two side bodies, the dining area and the bedroom area, respectively.

The three volumes are similar but distinguished, and their roofs gently slope towards the pool to let the sun in. A fourth volume – lower than the others – separates them figuratively but also connects them through a covered pathway.

Life revolves around the pool. In fact, all the rooms have large windows shielded by large sliding brise soleils overlooking the courtyard. A lodge connects the intimate courtyard with the external garden.