In this project, the architect reinterprets the tradition of the courtyard house. Located on the edge of the historic urban fabric that developed after the 1693 earthquake, the building presents a rigorous exterior language, while internally it opens onto a bright central courtyard.
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Casa Idda – Giuseppe Di Vita / Itinera studio associato
Noto (SR), 2023
Nestled in the natural landscape of the Val di Noto, among olive and almond trees, the villa engages in a dialogue with its surroundings through essential volumes, natural materials, and minimalist glass and aluminum openings. These elements allow for visual continuity between interior and exterior spaces while simultaneously ensuring comfort and energy efficiency.
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Facing the Vendicari Nature Reserve and the sea, it is an example of how architecture and landscape can merge in balance and harmony.
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Casa Calypso – Corrado Greco / G’n’ B Studio
Noto (SR), 2025
In this house, designed to open up to the landscape, every space – from the living area to the bedrooms and bathrooms – is oriented towards the sea, to capture light, views, and silence. The windows and doors conceived for this villa are true design tools.
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A project that enhances the constant dialogue between interior spaces and the surrounding landscape, with large sliding glass surfaces that remove any visual barrier and create a seamless connection even when closed.
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CRS – Studio ACA / Amore Campione Architettura
Catania, 2019
CRS is a newly built residence located on the hills near Catania. The building emerges decisively from the garden and the lava rock behind it, standing apart from the surrounding constructions. Solid volumes, simple façades and essential materials define a sober architecture rooted in the landscape.
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The living area, entirely above ground, opens toward the landscape through large windows that regulate the entry of natural light. Interior walls guide the view outward, while the pool, set into the monolithic lava-stone base, visually connects with the sea.
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Casa N – P&KStudio / Giuseppe Merendino
Floridia (SR), 2022
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The internal courtyard is the core of the house: a space of light and quiet that recalls the tradition of the Arab house. The rooms open onto this central void through large glazed surfaces made with Schüco aluminium systems, ensuring diffused natural light, comfort and privacy while combining high technical performance with refined design.
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Casa Infinita – Gordon Guillamier
Noto (SR), 2022
Nestled in the hills of Noto, this contemporary villa interprets its setting with restraint and sensitivity: a silent dialogue between architecture and landscape.
Every design detail is carefully considered to convey a sense of authentic comfort, while the scenographic openings modulate light and climate, creating a natural continuity between interior and exterior spaces.
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Within such a refined context, we designed and installed window and door systems conceived as architectural elements, capable of combining high technical performance with rigorous aesthetic integration, contributing to the overall balance of the living experience.
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One House – Iraci Architetti
Acireale (CT), 2018
One House villa in Acireale is defined by a geometric balance of recessed and overlapping volumes, designed to appear light and well proportioned. Large glazed openings extend the living area toward the pool and landscape, creating visual continuity between interior and exterior and a strong connection with the surroundings.
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Overlooking Mount Etna, the sea and Taormina, the villa unfolds over three levels designed to ensure comfort and autonomy.
Social spaces, bespoke furnishings and natural materials interact with light and a subtropical garden, shaping an elegant architecture in harmony with the landscape.
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Alba Palace Hotel – Architrend Architecture
Favara (AG), 2017
The design intervention poses itself between tradition and innovation, through the preservation of the authentic elements of the building, and the use of modern materials, such as steel plates for the elements protruding onto the façade. A pavillion with ample glass walls, built on the last floor and intended as a suite, guarantees a suggestive view on the main church and the castle.
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Centro Sportivo Ekipe Club – Puleo Architettura
San Giovanni La Punta (CT), 2016
“A design choice based on implosion, a building encroached on itself that lives off its own interior, communicating with the external world only through sophisticated opinions which hardly understand the context in which this building is found”.
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Villa S – IRACI Architetti
Siracusa, 2015
“The relationship between light and shadow, which projects on the ground everything that it encounters, together with the contrast between levigated materials, such as concrete, and sculpted ones, such as the local rock, is appreciated thanks to a perfect geometry”.
(Linee d’ombra, Archilovers, Agosto 2016)
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Villa Lungomare – Iraci Architetti
Milazzo (ME), 2015
A contemporary project, in which natural light becomes the protagonist and shapes the architectural volumes both inside and outside the building.
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Villa al Porto – Iraci Architetti
Milazzo (ME), 2015
Pure volumes, essential lines and total transparency are the guidelines of this project, in which the large glass walls enable the view of an exclusive panorama.
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Villa Boscarino – Architrend Architecture
Ragusa, 2012
“The main theme of the project is thus authenticity; of the old, which through recovery techniques is preserved and given back to history; of the new, which without attacking the existing, with reversible interventions, gives value to it and renders the transformation processes clear and traceable”.
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IA-House – DiciottoLAB
Floridia (SR), 2010
Built between the Climiti Mountains and Contrada Chiusazza, the building is composed of a series of blocks which, by intersecting with one another, go along with the geometry created by the olive rows surrounding it. Thermal break aluminium frames, blinds between the glass and sliding shutters with fixed slats all contribute to the high energy efficiency of the project.
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House B – Balla-Calvagna
Ragalna (CT), 2011
The renovation and enlargement intervention of a rural building, annexe of a manor in the heart of the Etnean landscape, gains value through a wise use of local materials and of natural light, which is captured by large and scenic openings.
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Magnolia House – Balla-Calvagna
Catania, 2012
An independent solution right in the middle of the city centre, whose internal spaces, which are structured on multiple levels, and wide open spaces afford a high living comfort.
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Villa R – Vittorio Battaglia
Pozzallo (RG), 2012
A one-family villa, characterised by a rich relationship between the interiors and the various external spaces, also thanks to the windows which foster the penetration of light and of visual continuity.
(FORMA E STRUTTURA, 2012).
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Villa P – Iraci Architetti
Catania, 2012
A villa located just out of town, which opens up towards the outside to let you enjoy the splendid city panorama, without renouncing to the intimacy of private spaces. A beautiful swimming pool, enhanced by glass screens, completes this refined contemporary project.
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Aeroporto Vincenzo Bellini
Catania, 2010
The new airport of the Etnean city has been enriched by curtain walling, automatic doors and frames with high sound-isolating performance levels. Quality and efficiency for a big-scale project.
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