Casa Romeo
Sheltered by
the ancient boulder
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The Flare
Casa Romeo
The architecture of "Casa Romeo" achieves a balance between expressive form and homely comfort. The polygonal exterior contour follows the topography and boundaries of the property, while a precisely inscribed rectangle defines the living space. Harmoniously integrated into the mountain landscape, the house offers both privacy and light-flooded living spaces – enabled by the interplay between reflective courtyard walls and large, frameless sliding doors that draw daylight deep into the building.
Architectural studio: Wespi de Meuron Romeo
Location: San Nazzaro
Year: 2021
Photos&video: Giacomo Albo
Product: Venuro 3
Vision &
Concept
The powerful presence of the house evokes an archaic rock formation—reinforced by rough, washed concrete that deepens in tone over time, climbing vegetation enveloping the façades, and a restrained number of square wall openings. Designed for a family of four, the house is organised across three levels. Toward the street, the building presents itself with deliberate restraint, while on the valley side the entire volume unfolds in a terraced sequence, opening to the landscape.
The lightness of strength
Uniqueness is reflected in the materials: carbon and fibreglass. They enable exceptional performance without compromising a timeless, minimalist design. At Casa Romeo, Venuro’s frameless sliding windows lend the powerful rock an unexpected composition of strength and lightness.
A house that speaks in light
The generous glass surfaces of Venuro 3 form a harmonious counterpart to the solid walls of the courtyards. These skilfully reflect daylight into the interior, ensuring that despite the building’s shielded exterior presence, a bright and inviting atmosphere is created within.
The delicate 16 mm carbon middle profile recedes gracefully, allowing a subtle interplay of light and space to unfold.
Powerful and timeless presence
The architectural expression is defined by reduction and permanence. The building exudes a calm, powerful, and restrained presence. Casa Romeo embraces the concept of seamless transition—creating a home that offers shelter without severing ties to its surroundings, a place where the changing moods of time and light are vividly experienced.
Materiality and the passage of time are integral to the design. Concrete, vegetation, and minimal openings allow the building to grow into the landscape, becoming one with its place.
A distinctive highlight is the living and dining area with an open kitchen, which, in dialogue with the partially planted courtyards on the mountain and valley sides, functions almost as an outdoor space itself — immersing the inhabitants in the ever-changing moods of time and light with remarkable intensity.
Wespi de Meuron Romeo | Architects
Sliding window with elegant carbon middle profile
Each Venuro sliding window is unique. With its architecture and shape, the Venuro 3 creates a magnificent atmosphere in the "Casa Romeo" and blends invisibly into the building. A gentle movement that transforms the room.
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