VPN is a contemporary holiday house located in Noto, Italy, designed in 2021 by Westway Architects.

Description
Westway architects have recently completed a project for a new holiday home on a hillside overlooking the Vendicari Natural Reserve a few kilometers away from Noto.
The house is though for a Milan family and is organized in three large distinct geometrical bodies that are visually connected by an itinerary of views that tether the interior and the exterior; embedded in an olive garden, the residence aims at becoming one with the landscape and the horizon.
?The place inspired the birth of the product to a great extent: we wanted to create an ?ode to the landscape? starting from the material volumes that make up the house. We also incorporated a large fruit tree, to stress the connection between domestic life and the natural element? ? explains Laura Franceschini. The three volumes define the house?s functions with their shape, the largest block defines the day living area, while the two smaller ones correspond to the sleeping areas. ?One of the blocks stems from the rupture and rotation that amplifies the relation-opposition between the two and underlines their geometries? Luca Aureggi adds.
The choice of shapes, colors, and materials underlines the design?s intention to build a contemporary architecture, in which to apply traditional elements; Noto stone is in fact the cladding chosen for the architectural volumes, while the ...