by LCA architetti
Straw • Volume 17
The owners are a group of computer scientists who wanted to live and work in close contact with nature. The building is located on the edge of the village and overlooks a small wood of acacia trees
The material palette is informed by the natural context. Wood serves as the basic structure, with rice straw and cork as insulators. The interior finishes and furnishings are of stone and oak wood. The only decorative element is seen with the surface processing of the external insulation in visible cork
The intention was to highlight the cork and straw in order to emphasise on their unique characteristics in terms not only of sustainability, efficiency and durability but also and above all of aesthetic beauty.
The building is self-powered thanks to the contributions of passive and active solar energy, eliminating consumption and C02 emissions; the materials used are almost completely natural and can be easily recycled once the building is decommissioned.
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