Etna Landscape Hotel

Italy

Competition - Golden Mention

The suite is conceived as a quiet retreat embedded within the landscape — a compact, carefully composed space that prioritizes calm, privacy, and connection to nature. Its form is simple and restrained, allowing light, air, and surrounding vegetation to define the experience.

Large openings at the rear frame views outward, while the compact footprint encourages a sense of intimacy and refuge. The design balances openness and enclosure, creating a small-scale architecture that feels both protective and expansive.

Rather than imposing itself on the site, the suite is designed to participate in it. The structure sits lightly, minimizing disturbance to the land and allowing vegetation to grow closely around it and on its skin. The front and rear decks act as transitional thresholds — soft edges between interior and exterior — where occupants can pause, sit, and engage with the surrounding environment.

These spaces blur the boundary between inside and outside, creating a layered experience that moves gradually from landscape, to deck, to interior. The result is a nature-inspired suite environment that emphasizes stillness, comfort, and sensory connection to the outdoors.