• Apulia House

    by Studio Blu

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Photography: courtesy of Studio Blu 
28 / 10 / 2022
In 2021, Studio Blu began to implement this project in Apulia (Apulia in Italian), carrying out the architectural renovation and restoration of the outdoor spaces of a "trullo", the traditional stone hut with a conical roof, typical of that region. 
Studio Blu embraced the client's desire to transform and revitalize the existing one, namely the agro-productive structures of the country house, a corral and a lemon tree house. Among the new outdoor areas, which include a paved living room covered by a pergola, there is a newly built pool in local stone set in a gently sloping land between fig, almond and olive trees. A new life was given to the old sheepfold, transformed into an outdoor living area, opening a path between the house and the pool. The original centenary drywall circumscribing the sheepfold was maintained, opening a little window to allow the view of the pool's water and the valley behind it. The original structure of the lemon tree house was transformed into a refreshing area, serving as a backdrop for a bespoke shower, a thick iron pipe mounted on the floor bent to allow for a cascading flow.

Studio Blu approached the project by integrating the new and the old without imitation, reinterpreting the traditional construction principles stylishly, and combining modern and local materials. The pigmented concrete floor (inside the sheepfold, shower area and platform facing the pool) rests continuously on the iron-red ground of the camp, and brown-clad elements (the shower and pergola structure) blend in with the landscape tones. Along the pool, a garden of native plants grows organically, composed mainly of fig, agave and palm trees, reviving the authentic and wild atmosphere of the arid Mediterranean climate of the Apulian countryside. 
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