“FLOATING” VILLA BELONGING TO THE AVIATOR

Photography by Zoya. Thank you very much. Carlo “Enzo” Enzo Under the direction of principal architect carlo enzo, the team at urban office architecture in new york has conceived of and began work on a project that is both incredibly imaginative and hard… The term “aviator’s villa” refers to a home that has been constructed for a retired pilot in such a manner that it makes him feel as if he is flying and that he does not miss his love of flying. The house is mounted on riveted frames and screened by perforated metal paneling or brise soleils. It is located on a large open, green, hilly estate in Duchess County, and it is endowed with a personal swimming pool. The house plays on the concept of being surrounded by water on its north and south sides, while at the same time being exposed to air on all sides. The building is envisioned as a “floating piece between two water bodies,” and in the same way that an airplane would navigate through clouds, the home “turns and torques to face the sky, the surrounding vistas, and the water.” At the same time, its huge angular glass windows on three sides let in as much natural light as possible and evoke the sensation of being in the driver’s seat of a vehicle. When combined with the simple interior design, the different features of the house’s façade provide calming shadows within the home, similar to how an aircraft might in direct sunshine. In order to create relaxing interiors, the majority of the furniture, fittings, and walls have been done in lighter and deeper shades of brown and white. The villa consists of three principal rooms: a living-cum-kitchen-cum-dining area that is thirty feet tall; a bedroom that is forty feet tall; and a library that is envisioned as a “memory box” — a receptacle of relics of the pilot’s history. A number of discreet nooks and crannies are “tucked” away as the pilot navigates the winding staircase that leads to the bedroom at the top of the tower. On the other hand, the library can only be reached by going via the bedroom. This “analogical continuum of disassembled flight components” is imagined “vertically and directionally,” and it relates to a sequence of “programmatic functions” of living, bathing, sleeping, and studying; consequently, it enables the pilot to follow a routine of “disciplined and timed journey through the house.” In addition, there is a little terrace outside for the pilot to use. The project is now in the design phase, and it is anticipated that it will be finished by the end of the year 2015. Please visit globalhop.indiaartndesign.com in order to see the photographs.