This project was an expansion of the existing structure adding additional spatial and functional  requirements. The intention was to achieve a design that would preserve the past, sustain the present, and anticipate the needs of the future.

Metaphorically, the project consists of two worlds, two elements, seamlessly interwoven to form a single unified cohesive whole. One is the essence, the core perceived as a spiritual mystery, a reservoir of memories and longings. The other is a new skin that occupies, caresses, shelters and conceals the essence lucidly, while presenting an appealing presence in dialogue with the outside world.

The project went through a sculpting and layering process that brought a new potential to the house, utilizing the original structure efficiently, while fulfilling the additional qualitative spatial requirements of the owner. The result is a plot that forms a poetic journey of revealment and concealment, where the original core is always present, yet gently concealed, except for those who dare to mark its traces and touch its luminous flame.

by Dezeen