The project area is located in in the municipality of San Vito dei Normanni, in a rural landscape lapped by green areas, olive trees, fig trees and dry stone walls, typical features of the Apulian landscape. The basic idea is therefore to work on the genius loci, emphasizing and enhancing the typical forms of Apulian architecture, but rereading them in a contemporary key. Therefore, we proceeded with a proposal that searches for a symmetrical layout, the element of the central circular courtyard, the fulcrum of the entire house, and the symmetrical and centered position of the swimming pool at the end of the visual corridor that is created at the entrance. The design works on a combination of the exterior forms typical of the more massive Apulian architecture with its long white walls, arches, and squarer forms contrasting with the interior space of the circular court. It is here that, with a single glance, through a visual enfilade one is able to embrace all four elements: fire represented by the brazier in the center of the courtyard, air that is framed by the cut in the ceiling in the shape of a circle, water represented by the pool on the axis, and earth represented by the landscape in the background. This Palladian-inspired plan layout gathers in its corners the servient spaces, while in the right and left wings the day and night spaces are developed.
