The Wave

Our design approach begins by introducing architectural gestures that transcend viewing the building merely as a program and landscaped area, instead treating it as the “sum” of multiple interacting experiences. Two interconnected volumes, expressed as a cohesive and uniform structure parallel to the plot’s long side, are organized to respond to and interact with the “phenomena” – the inherent and intrinsic characteristics of the site.

The area’s topography resembles a painting of waves, constantly transforming and forming undulations, “in dialogue” with the perpetual motion of the sea. The design reinterprets the three-dimensional morphology of these natural undulations, resulting in a dynamic form.

An earthly material and a “non-material” – marble and glass – are employed to symbolize the transition from the natural to the built environment. Through a minimal expression of construction, the architectural vocabulary explores their interplay: texture, color, and their reaction to the passage of time.