Amid the olive groves of Ostuni, a house regains balance and continuity with the landscape. Large glazed openings and continuous surfaces draw the countryside indoors, softening the threshold between inside and out. Sand colored microcement and lime plaster define essential spaces where offset planes become steps, benches, and built in furniture. Slim iron frames trace delicate profiles that guide the gaze toward the olive trees.

PHOTOS BY Nicolò Panzeri

PHOTOS BY Nicolò Panzeri

PHOTOS BY Nicolò Panzeri

PHOTOS BY Nicolò Panzeri

PHOTOS BY Nicolò Panzeri

PHOTOS BY Nicolò Panzeri

The project completes and reinterprets a residence set in the countryside of Ostuni, among centuries-old olive trees and views of the Adriatic Sea and the White City. When the owners discovered this place, they found the unfinished shell of a house that had never been completed. Rather than demolish it, they chose to embrace the existing structure and make it the foundation for a new architecture.

The design preserved and expanded the original layout, reconfiguring the spaces and wrapping the unfinished volume in natural materials that converse with the landscape. Large glazed openings and continuous surfaces blur the threshold between inside and out, drawing the countryside into the home.

Material defines space. Sand colored microcement and lime plaster, shaped into essential geometries, generate offset planes that become steps, benches, and built in furniture. The staircase leading to the pool becomes seating for the relaxation area, the fireplace emerges from the living room wall, and the master bed rises from the floor in seamless continuity. Walls in natural lime and walnut doors form a warm, tactile vocabulary, immediate to the eye and the touch. In the living room, the fireplace acts as the generating axis; the space unfolds around its volume, with low horizontal planes extending its geometry on both sides. A walnut screen separates the entrance from the lounge, offering a subtle visual filter that preserves light.

PHOTOS BY Nicolò Panzeri

PHOTOS BY Nicolò Panzeri

PHOTOS BY Nicolò Panzeri

PHOTOS BY Nicolò Panzeri

PHOTOS BY Nicolò Panzeri

PHOTOS BY Nicolò Panzeri

PHOTOS BY Nicolò Panzeri

Iron window frames trace a thin brown line across the pale plaster, guiding the gaze toward the majestic olive trees. Northern light enters softly and evenly, while the eastern side keeps a brighter morning glow, allowing the interior to expand without glare. The continuous flooring, warm in its uniformity, is softened by natural fiber rugs that add tactile depth and define the convivial area. The wooden elements maintain a restrained brown tone in dialogue with the iron details.
The sleeping area hosts three bedrooms, each with a private bathroom. The large windows frame glimpses of the Apulian countryside, bringing a sense of calm to the interiors.

Generous openings to the north admit diffused light without overheating the rooms, while the southern ones are more discreet and sheltered to limit direct sunlight. An eastern pergola and the natural shade of ancient olive trees temper the summer heat. Around the house, dry stone walls of local stone define terraces that follow the slope and articulate access through ramps and steps. The layered masonry guides the view, while Mediterranean plantings wrap the perimeter and frame the outdoor areas. The infinity pool, finished in anthracite microcement, extends toward the sea, turning the water into a restrained mirror that reflects the tones of the surrounding land.