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Terraced Guest Houses Embracing Wine Culture and Landscape Views

Author:
Jean-claude Welter
Terraced Guest Houses Embracing Wine Culture and Landscape Views

Project in-detail

Two terraces extend from each guest house, offering private landscape views while the central kitchen and wine tasting room foster community engagement among visitors.
5 key facts about this project
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Wine tasting room serves as a central gathering point.
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Each guest house includes two distinct terraces.
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The layout promotes both privacy and communal interaction.
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Strategically positioned to maximize landscape views.
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Focus on local architectural forms enhances context.

The design at VIA L'TRAV. DI VIA PONTE PAZIENZA features a guest home interior with a wine tasting room at its core. Set in a tranquil environment, the layout promotes both communal interaction and individual privacy. The arrangement of spaces facilitates a welcoming experience for guests while maintaining an awareness of the natural surroundings.

Spatial Arrangement

The floor plan encompasses important areas, including storage, a wine tasting room, a kitchen, and combined dining and living spaces. A dedicated storage area of 25.25 m² ensures guests have easy access to necessary supplies. The wine tasting room, measuring 74.15 m², acts as a central gathering space, encouraging social engagement and reflection on the experience of wine.

Connected Spaces

The kitchen integrates with a 22 m² dining and living area, providing a venue for meals and relaxation. The design is intentional in allowing cooking to become a shared activity. Adjacent, an outdoor gathering area of 163 m² enables guests to participate in outdoor activities. This layout enriches the experience, creating a direct connection to the surrounding landscape.

Architectural Expression

Guest houses are arranged to evoke a homestead feel. Each guest house features two terraces; one faces the kitchen, encouraging social interaction, while the other, more private, offers a peaceful view of the landscape. This thoughtful arrangement supports privacy while allowing easy access to shared areas.

Site Dynamics

The building's elevations capture the character of the site, enhancing views while promoting practical movement throughout the spaces. Each side, north, west, south, and east, interacts carefully with the landscape. The overall design illustrates a strong relationship with the surroundings.

Terraces extend living areas, giving guests a chance to engage with the outdoors. The design ultimately balances communal and private spaces, focused on enhancing the guest experience.

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MICROHOME 10: Celebrating Small-Scale Living with €100,000 Prize Fund and Kingspan’s Innovation

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Competition organisers

The MICROHOME 10 competition invites participants to submit visionary designs for off-grid, modular microhomes that push the limits of sustainable, small-scale living. Organised by Buildner in partnership with Kingspan and Hapi Homes, this tenth edition sets the challenge of designing a dwelling for two people within a maximum floor area of 25 m², encouraging bold solutions adaptable to any urban or rural location. The competition continues Buildner’s mission to foster innovative approaches to compact, energy-efficient housing that can address pressing global challenges.

This year’s edition offers a generous total prize fund of €100,000, including the Kingspan Award for designs that integrate high-performance Kingspan products and the Hapi Homes Award for a project selected for real-world construction. In addition to cash prizes, the winners gain international exposure through Buildner’s media partnerships, publications, and a dedicated MICROHOME magazine, further amplifying their ideas to the wider architectural community.

Key dates for MICROHOME 10 include the closing date for registration on 25 September 2025, the submission deadline on 29 October 2025 (11:59 p.m. London time), and the announcement of winners on 9 December 2025. These milestones ensure participants have clear timelines to develop and present their concepts, with early registration discounts available to support students and emerging designers worldwide.

MICROHOME

Design a new small-scale home concept in the 10th edition of MICROHOME — 100,000 € prize + construction

100,000 € Prize Fund / Kingpsan Edition #10 ideas COMPETITION
Prize 100,000 € + Potential realisation
Eligibility Open to all
Final registration deadline 25 September 2025

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