“The context totally influences
the design choices. Naturally,
the ideal situation would be to
have a house on top of a hill,
surrounded by nature 360°, like
in the Renaissance.
In our time, however, we have
to somehow carve out the
context, because in architectural
terms, context means views and
points to look at. Context is also
exposure and orientation to the
sun, because passive buildings,
like the ones we design, have
to make the best use of the sun
throughout the seasons.”
Architect Giovanni Traverso
TVZEB, Zero energy building, Headquarters traverso-vighy studio, Vicenza, 2012
Design team: G. Traverso, P. Vighy, G. Dalla Gassa, E. Panza
Photo: Alessandra Chemollo, Francesco Castagna
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