at the edge of lake como, casa punta spartivento frames views through exposed concrete

"Italian studio Ceresa Grandis Architetti builds its Casa Punta Spartivento atop a rocky point along the coastline of Lake Como. The house occupies this exposed strip of land with a series of low, stepped concrete volumes that align with the shoreline. From across the water, its pale mass echoes the muted tones of stone and sky, holding its ground against wind and current. Exposed concrete defines both structure and surface."

"Beneath its overhang, a narrow pool sits parallel to the shoreline, its still surface set against the shifting water beyond. Stainless steel steps descend directly to the lake to tighten the connection between house and horizon. Large folding glass doors open entire corners of the facade, allowing the stone floor to continue onto terraces and clipped grass panels arranged in strict rectangles."

"Casa Punta Spartivento stands at the narrow tip of Bellagio where Lake Como widens toward the mountains. Ceresa Grandis Architetti echoes the rocky coast with concrete. Inside Casa Punta Spartivento, openings are treated as deliberate frames. A wide horizontal aperture in the living area captures the lake and mountains as a single band of water and rock, contained by concrete floor and ceiling. The panorama reads as part of the architecture, shifting in tone as light glances off the surf"

Casa Punta Spartivento occupies a rocky point on Lake Como with low, stepped concrete volumes aligned to the shoreline. Exposed cast-concrete surfaces retain timber formwork imprints while copper downpipes and gravel-edged flat roofs define facades and deep porticos. A shaded lake-facing portico shelters a narrow pool and stainless-steel steps that descend to the water. Large folding glass doors open corners so stone floors continue onto terraces and clipped grass rectangles. Openings act as deliberate frames, producing a wide horizontal panorama that integrates lake and mountains as a single band contained by concrete floor and ceiling.

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