RAW HOUSE – The interior design of the Ferliga house is based on the raw, timeless simplicity. The large glass surfaces dominate the oriental prospect, giving a view onto the green spaces and harbour, letting le light reverse itself in the two large living spaces.
One is deeply contaminated by the outdoor surroundings, so much that it could startle or scare at the break of night. The other has a more intimate nature, in which it is possible to find an homely atmosphere, thanks to the connecting function it has with the bedrooms and the ultimate centre of this project: the water closet. A large wall separates these spaces, acting as a filter thanks to a double empty space which exchanges colours and glances.
The core of the spatial concept is the use of large objects and presences which impose rules and relations within the project, in order to help contemporary lines and imprints of the past coexist in harmony. A terracotta heater from the 1920s sets itself on the background of the Baldo Mountain. A cinematographic projector of the 1940s point towards imaginary enemies.

An electric switch panel from the 1950s manages the entire internal and external lighting network. Family furniture of the 1930s interact equally with a 300 kg stone. The sofa is replaced by 4 cushions made from French postal sacks. A metre cube bath tub sits proudly dominating the space outside the water closet. A 2.45 metre long girder is the soap holder, protracting its 20 by 40 cm head into a tempered blue glass wall, creating an immediate visual relation between the most intimate part of the house and the exterior panoramic. Around the girder felt, rust and glass intertwine and melt into one another.
All windows are in crude aluminium. The horizontally and vertically tilting square windows in the two bedrooms allude at enormous TV screens. A 9 metre long line of light is set into the floor of the living room, to highlight the dividing live between the a-functional space and the landscape.

photos by Alessandro Ruffini, Kristine Thiemann, Pasquale Formisano - location Garda Lake, Italy