PLATFORM/ZANUSO Marco Case Di Vacanze (1962)
PLATFORM / ZANUSO Marco Case Di Vacanze (1962)
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From the outside, it looks like a ruin. A construction of stacked stones (three different granite colors found on the site that produces a magical, almost impressionistic vibration in the eye), measuring 15m x 15m, on the sea’s edge. The house has two large openings onto the sea. Although they look similar, they are not: One is a door, and the other is a window that looks to the sea. Inside, the perception of ruin increases: the house (it is a house) is empty in its center. Only a pergola made of wooden trunks opens to the sky, protecting the central space. A small round-stone table is at the center, becoming the mandatory meeting space. Looking at the plan of this strange construction, we see the revelation of the mystery. The house (hardly even a house) is hidden in the corners: the bare minimum structure for its existence.

From the outside, it looks like a ruin. A construction of stacked stones (three different granite colors found on the site that produces a magical, almost impressionistic vibration in the eye), measuring 15m x 15m, on the sea’s edge. The house has two large openings onto the sea. Although they look similar, they are not: One is a door, and the other is a window that looks to the sea. Inside, the perception of ruin increases: the house (it is a house) is empty in its center. Only a pergola made of wooden trunks opens to the sky, protecting the central space. A small round-stone table is at the center, becoming the mandatory meeting space. Looking at the plan of this strange construction, we see the revelation of the mystery. The house (hardly even a house) is hidden in the corners: the bare minimum structure for its existence.