Luigi Galvani Semi-collective Housing

The project explores a form of semi-collective housing, positioned between the individual house and the small-scale apartment building, as a response to an increasingly common economic and familial logic. The volume is conceived as a compact ensemble that integrates two independent apartments, placed above the parking area, alongside a primary dwelling developed over three levels, configured as a triplex with direct access to a private rear garden.

This structure allows the owner to optimize the initial investment, either by capitalizing on the apartments or by retaining them over time as an extension of the family nucleus. At the same time, the project maintains a clear architectural coherence, avoiding the fragmentation typical of small-scale speculative developments.

The final volumetry, developed within a P+2 regime, proposes a controlled and unified expression, based on a balanced interplay between solid and void, loggias and setbacks, ensuring both privacy and openness towards exterior spaces.

An earlier iteration of the project explored a mansard solution, generated by local planning constraints. In this scenario, the roof was strategically set back from the lateral alignment, allowing for a reinterpreted pitched-roof geometry and the creation of a secluded terrace with panoramic views. This exploration became an exercise in critically engaging with regulation, transforming a constraint into a generator of spatial quality and architectural character.