Residential building project

The project involves the construction of a residential property and the renovation of the outdoor area of ​​an existing building located in the municipality of Bordighera along Via degli Inglesi. The context is a consolidated villa-filled area with large areas designated for private gardens on the first hill of the town. The typology comprises single-family and multi-family homes, with a mix of contemporary and traditional architectural solutions. The landscape features a large presence of flat and/or hipped roofs. The surrounding houses are multi-story, ranging from single-story villas to three- and four-story residences to small condominiums. The building in question, with its flat roof and flat roof, reflects contemporary design solutions with the inclusion of some traditional elements, creating a hybrid typology. Therefore, the existing house does not appear to be of particular value, enough to identify it as an "unchangeable" building. The current volume consists of a basement and a first floor above ground on the second level of the main terrace, which houses the outdoor garden area featuring an existing kidney-shaped, curved swimming pool. A portico/walkway connects the existing flat roof terrace to the rear of the building on the north side. Part of the walkway, in the area facing the pool, serves as a lookout and contains beach huts. The project involves the renovation of the current volume, with a volumetric expansion primarily on the existing flat roof terrace, and compliance with the new earthquake-proof regulations for the entire existing structure. The interior spaces will be redistributed and all the utilities will be redesigned. On the ground floor, a staircase will be created connecting the floors and the new underground garage created in the garden area in front of the house, with direct access from Via degli Inglese. The outdoor area will therefore be modified, adhering to the reference elevations of the existing levels. A new pedestrian access will be created (see attached drawings). The entire building will be "cleaned" of small incongruities in the overhang, essentially maintaining its current volume but redesigning its typological appearance, creating a building, already contemporary in nature, more clearly defined in its reference typology. The structure of the expansion will be reinforced concrete with perimeter walls with air chambers and interposed insulation; the internal divisions will be made of 8 cm perforated partitions; internal lime plaster with a fine trowel painted in a washable interior paint; internal floors will be made of porcelain stoneware, travertine, or wood tiles, internal cladding in stoneware or similar, internal doors in lacquered wood; external window frames in aluminum/wood or cream-colored wood. External plaster will be finished in cream. The balustrades and railings will be glass skyframes. The flat roof, which will identify the new volume, will be made of Ostuni stone. The flat roof closing the volumetric expansion will be finished with greenery and equipped with solar collectors. The gutters and downspouts will be copper, and the decks and copings will be made of Ostuni stone. The exterior paving will be made of Ostuni stone, laid in opus incertum or in a regular pattern, as will the paths adjacent to the building itself, running along the existing walls and connecting the access points on the opposite side of the property. Some of the existing vegetation will be retained, leaving the current structure unchanged, while introducing local species to regenerate the area into a flourishing garden. New tall trees will be planted (see attached drawings). The existing swimming pool will be modified and regularized, bringing it to a constant height of 150 meters. It will be a high-skimmer pool finished in stone or mosaic. A second high-skimmer pool for winter use will be located in the basement. The pool plant room will be located in the spaces on the garage level (see attached drawings). The new pool is already connected to the municipal water and electricity mains; for rainwater drainage, a retention tank will be located in the garden area in front of the south elevation. Part of the water will be used to irrigate the garden itself; wastewater will be disposed of via a through-connection along Via degli Inglesi. In our opinion, the new project will not alter the existing landscape, maintaining its key characteristics. The new building, with its distinctly contemporary feel, will fit into the context, replacing the existing one. The garden and the new plantings will ensure its proper integration into the landscape, enhancing the perception of the building's quality, which blends seamlessly with the existing, prestigious context.