Villa Forte dei Marmi

Forte dei Marmi, Italy

Information about the reference project

Type of building:	Living
Series:	AWS 75 BS.HI+, ASS 50, ASE 67 PD
Location:	Forte dei Marmi, Italy
Completion:	2022
Architects:	TANZINI ANTONIO
Specialist company:	INFALL 1961 S.R.L.
Picture credits:	@maucos59

A modern interpretation of la dolce vita

Borrowing from the minimalist style of Mies van der Rohe and Richard Neutra, with a little dash of Bella Italia – that's a good way to describe the design of architect Antonio Tanzini's house. Located between the Ligurian Sea and the Apuan Alps, in the fashionable Italian seaside resort of Forte dei Marmi, the villa's open-plan design makes it an ode to effortlessness and the perfect place for la dolce vita.

Asymmetrical levels

Antonio Tanzani planned a modern family home that reflected the owners and consists of only one floor which is, however, characterised by being over two levels. The living area is the most spacious part of the complex. The sleeping area features a series of right-angled clusters and consists of five suites. Both areas are located by a large pool with a sun deck over which a small bridge arches, which leads to the main, lakeside entrance.

Architecture flooded with light

The living and garden areas are in constant dialogue. Large windows and Panorama Design sliding doors from Schüco support the architectural plans to create a clear relationship between inside and outside. Alongside the especially narrow profile face widths, the system also contributes the level-access threshold of the sliding doors, so that as much daylight as possible can enter the building.

Product information

AWS 75 BS.HI+

Highly thermaly insulated block window with concealed vent for sophisticated design requirements

With outstanding thermal insulation values and a slimline design without visible vent contours, Schüco AWS 75 BS.HI+ (Block System High Insulation) meets the highest energy-efficiency and architectural requirements with the greatest possible transparency.

The aluminium block window system is part of the Schüco AWS modular system for the 75 mm basic depth and features optimised characteristics in terms of function, energy efficiency and design.

Thanks to a high level of system flexibility, attractive design solutions are possible for a wide range of architectural requirements in the building envelope: as a punched opening, ribbon window or insert unit in Schüco façade systems as well as a "floating window".

Thermally insulated sliding and lift-and-slide construction with attractive design options and comfort features

The Schüco ASS 50 sliding and lift-and-slide system combines thermal properties with a broad spectrum of architectural options and a high degree of flexibility specifically for commercial projects.

With its narrow face widths and large-scale vents, the thermally insulated system enables attractive solutions to be created for rooms that are flooded with light – with easy, almost silent operation and outstanding weathertightness.

The wide range of fittings, handles and colours guarantees that the system can be perfectly adapted to individual design requirements.

Panorama Design combined with maximum flexibility and transparency

The thermally insulated Schüco ASE 67 PD (Panorama Design) sliding system allows for flexible solutions that meet the highest demands in terms of ease of use and design; it received the Red Dot Design Award 2019.

The optional level threshold guarantees a seamless transition between inside and outside.

Together with the concealed outer frame integrated in the building structure and the narrow profiles, the versatile sliding systems ensure an architectural design flooded with light which is as transparent as possible.

The pioneering locking mechanism in the interlock section also allows open vent units to be locked.