Residential complex in the Apulian countryside

Trulli Ostuni

Tradition

#vernacular #stone #landscape #hospitality

Paloma Architects
Trulli Ostuni — golden hour aerial render

Basic Info

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Client
Paloma Architects, Milano
Role
Design intern
Location
Ostuni, Italy
  • AutoCAD
  • Rhinoceros
  • V-Ray
  • Photoshop

Brief

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To design a cluster of trulli in the countryside of Ostuni that preserves the vernacular dry-stone language while introducing a contemporary residential comfort.

Site & layout

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Land planimetry

Site planimetry — plans and sections

Render-style plan

Site plan — render-style overview

CAD study

Site plan — CAD sketch over aerial reference

Project’s goal

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The goal was to let the trulli read as a continuous stone landscape, with pool, courtyards and terraces carved out of the same ground.

#vernacular  #drystone  #courtyard  #slowLiving

Renders

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Aerial view — full siteCourtyard and pool view
Pool area — close-up render

A stone cluster that belongs to its land