Project
House N01
Merano, Italy
Residential
Overview
A single-family house set into a south-facing slope, conceived as three concrete plates that step with the terrain.
House N01 began with a constraint: a narrow plot on a steep gradient, overlooked on two sides. Rather than resist the slope, the house follows it. Three board-formed concrete plates step down the hillside, each one cantilevering past the last to frame the valley beyond. The plan is deliberately narrow, a single room deep for most of its length, so that every space holds daylight from two directions and the mountain is never more than a few metres away.
Overview
A single-family house set into a south-facing slope, conceived as three concrete plates that step with the terrain.
House N01 began with a constraint: a narrow plot on a steep gradient, overlooked on two sides. Rather than resist the slope, the house follows it. Three board-formed concrete plates step down the hillside, each one cantilevering past the last to frame the valley beyond. The plan is deliberately narrow, a single room deep for most of its length, so that every space holds daylight from two directions and the mountain is never more than a few metres away.
Facts
Location
Location
Merano, Italy
Year
Year
2024
Type
Type
Residential
Area
Area
340 m2
Materials
Materials
Board-formed concrete, oak, blackened steel
Facts
Location
Merano, Italy
Year
2024
Type
Residential
Area
340 m2
Materials
Board-formed concrete, oak, blackened steel
Architecture concept
Structure, surface and light, decided once.
The house is organised around a central stair that cuts through all three plates, lit from above by a continuous roof light. Circulation wraps this void; rooms open off it without corridors. Materials were kept to three: concrete for structure and thermal mass, oak for everything that is touched, blackened steel for everything that opens. Nothing else was permitted.
Architecture concept
Structure, surface and light, decided once.
The house is organised around a central stair that cuts through all three plates, lit from above by a continuous roof light. Circulation wraps this void; rooms open off it without corridors. Materials were kept to three: concrete for structure and thermal mass, oak for everything that is touched, blackened steel for everything that opens. Nothing else was permitted.
Gallery
Gallery
Plan
Ground floor
A single room deep for most of its length. The stair sits at the centre of the plan, lit from above, with circulation wrapping it. Every room holds daylight from two directions.
Plan
Ground floor
A single room deep for most of its length. The stair sits at the centre of the plan, lit from above, with circulation wrapping it. Every room holds daylight from two directions.
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MONOLITH
An architecture practice working between Merano and Copenhagen. Founded in 2011.
Practice
Via Cavour 14
39012 Merano (BZ)
Italy