LDA.iMdA reinterprets rural tuscan house typology for geometric gabled villa
Briefly

Casa Sotto La Nuvola is a residential project in San Miniato designed by LDA.iMdA Architects, featuring a reconstructive renovation that respects the site's topography and cultural backdrop. The project consists of a main house and a connected guesthouse, designed to ensure privacy and connected through an axial loggia. A simple rectangular floor plan reflects traditional rural architecture, while the interior is more contemporary. The design incorporates a north-south orientation for integration with the landscape, preserving native vegetation, and utilizing optical channels to frame landscape views.
Casa Sotto La Nuvola, located in San Miniato, exemplifies reconstructive renovation, featuring interconnected volumes and a design that responds to both its topography and cultural context.
The project consists of a main house and a smaller guesthouse, connected by an axial loggia to ensure privacy, while maintaining traditional architectural forms.
Outdoor spaces are designed for visual and functional continuity with the landscape, and the design preserves the existing native vegetation, emphasizing sustainability.
The building orientation along a north-south axis integrates it into the terrain and minimizes visual impact, while optical channels enhance connections to the environment.
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