Posted on 2/6/2016
One solution to the dilemma of needing more space in one’s home, yet only having a small lot on which to build, is to build up. And that is what designer Raimondo Guidacci chose to do with a small home in Torfarello, Italy.
Named the “House on the House,” this construction deviates from the norm by using striking geometric shapes to enclose an extra bedroom and bathroom on its second floor.
In a neighborhood of small lots, this home sticks out from the rest. Instead of relying on linear construction, the designers created the second floor unit to rest abstractly upon the first floor, all...