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Mediterranea takes its cue from the old vernacular houses of the Mediterranean, where a composed, dignified face to the street conceals a much livelier life happening inside. The house is built around a central courtyard, protected and secluded, with every main room opening directly onto it.
The material language is solid and warm: light cream blockwork with the look of travertine, topped with a terracotta roof that echoes the traditional tiles of the region. Arched windows, a signature of the Mediterranean archetype, are reinterpreted here in glass, and soft curves reappear at the corners of the building, easing the transition between facades rather than breaking it with a hard edge.
Inside, the layout follows the same public-to-private logic as the exterior. Living, dining and kitchen sit at the front, open and made for entertaining. A bright corridor then leads back to the main bedroom, a clearly private, personal space, while a stair off the same corridor takes you up to two further bedrooms. The courtyard carries the same stone paving as the interior floors, blurring the line between indoors and out, exactly as Mediterranean living demands.
The house's defining gesture is its entrance: a glass curtain wall two and a half storeys tall, slightly off-centre, marking the threshold and extending a genuine welcome. It's a fitting expression of the culture the house is built around. Mediterranean life guards its private spaces closely, but its hospitality is stronger still, and Mediterranea is designed to hold both truths at once.
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