Harmonious relationship between inside and out. Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT
14/03/2023.
[Grazzano Badoglio - Monferrato] Italy
metalocus, ANA SAIZ
metalocus, ANA SAIZ
Paris-based architecture studio Atelier LAVIT, led by Marco Lavit, has built an ecological hotel for the company Little Leisure Lodge. The complex is located in the heart of Monferrato, framed by vineyards and wooded areas, within the wine-growing landscape of Piedmont, Italy.
The eco hotel consists of four independent wooden and glass cabins, whose design was inspired by the image of traditional haystacks. Three of them house the suites, while the fourth is a common space that serves as a reception.
The eco hotel consists of four independent wooden and glass cabins, whose design was inspired by the image of traditional haystacks. Three of them house the suites, while the fourth is a common space that serves as a reception.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Site plan. Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT.
Plans, sections and elevations of three typologies. Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT.
Plans, sections and elevations of the common cabin. Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT.
Elevation. Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT.
Elevation. Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT.
Constructive section. Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT.
Marco Lavit organizes the interior of the three suites as fluid and continuous space, while still ensuring privacy. Conceived more as a gathering place than a reception area, the common cabin consists of a generous outdoor space and a large kitchen. All the cabins are raised from the ground level in order to adapt to the slope of the land.
The complex is built with prefabricated elements but without resorting to standardization. This is reflected in the A-shaped roof, which also acts as a wall and load-bearing structure. The cabins are conceived as a space created by three inclined surfaces, made of oil-treated larch, integrating the hotel into its environment.
The windows, which comprise the entire surface of the triangular elevations, play a fundamental role both from a functional and aesthetic point of view, allowing light and the landscape to enter the cabins.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Project description by Atelier LAVIT
Set in a landscape of vineyards and wooded areas, in the heart of Monferrato, the eco-hotel comprises a village of four independent wood and glass cabins whose design was inspired by the image of traditional haystacks. Three of them house the suites, while the fourth is a common space.
The interior of the three suites is organized as a continuum, with the breakfast nook near the deck leading to the sleeping area, which leads to the bathroom at the opposite end. The result is a refuge that ensures privacy, while also offering the option of entertaining other guests.
The last cabin comprises a generous outdoor space and a large kitchen. It was conceived more as a meeting place than a reception area and includes a large table where guests can sit together.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Designed with an eye on sustainability and energy efficiency using natural and eco-compatible materials, the cabins are raised off the ground, a construction approach that responds to the sloping land of the site.
We took up the challenge of using prefabricated elements but without resorting to standardization. These factors are reflected in the roof, an A-shape with two fully glazed triangular elevations, which also acts as a wall and a load-bearing structure. The lodges weren’t designed as closed volumes from which the openings were subtracted, but as a space created by three inclined surfaces, following the Japanese logic of working on layers.
Lilelo Eco-Lodges by Atelier LAVIT. Photograph by Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
With a rectangular plan measuring 6 x 9m and a ceiling height of 5.5 m, these little lodges are made of larch treated only with oil, a natural element that’s absorbed into the wood, enriching and nourishing it as it the furnishings as well as the wall and floor finishes. The cabins, therefore, blend perfectly with their natural setting, almost as if they were camouflaged.
In the Lilelo project, windows play a fundamental role from both the functional and aesthetic perspectives, bringing light as well as the landscape into the cabins. Thin windows were chosen to fit seamlessly into the wooden structure, encouraging a harmonious, almost symbiotic relationship between inside and out, which is the underlying aim of the entire project.
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Architects
Atelier LAVIT.- Marco Lavit.
Client
Lilelo.- Little Leisure Lodge.
Area
156 m².
Dates
2022.
Location
Grazzano Badoglio, Monferrato. Italy.
Photography
Silvia Lavit and Daniel Mazza.
Marco Lavit. Atelier LAVIT
Marco Lavit (b. 1986) studied architecture at Ecole Speciale d’Architecture in Paris and at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Lavit founded his architecture and design practice, Atelier LAVIT, in Paris in 2014. The humanistic approach of the studio covers a variety of projects that range from custom pieces, collectible design, product design and interior design to open air installations, private houses and eco-lodges.
In architecture, the studio has a preference for the use of wood, often applied to unusual and innovative housing structures all around Europe. In 2017 Atelier LAVIT realized an exclusive tree house, Origin, for the Park of Raray Castle, France, and a series of surprising, floating cabins for Grands Cepages. On going projects such as private houses and eco-lodges hotels characterize continuous research on the theme of prefabricated wooden structures and intelligent design. Lilelo (Little Leisure Lodge) projet in Monferrato won the Wood Architecture Prize 2023 by Klimahouse.
Maison & Objet Rising Talents Award and AD Seven for the Future Award in 2018, Lavit presented his work at the exhibition 'Architect’s Furniture 1960-2020’ in Paris in 2019 and won the Archiproducts Design Awards in 2020 (outdoor category) and the EDIDA Award in 2021 (outdoor category) and in 2022 (seating category).
Currently teaching at the Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris, Marco focus the work of his studio on small scale architectures and prefab technics based on the principle of learning-by-doing acting as a regular guest speaker at conferences related to his field of research.
In architecture, the studio has a preference for the use of wood, often applied to unusual and innovative housing structures all around Europe. In 2017 Atelier LAVIT realized an exclusive tree house, Origin, for the Park of Raray Castle, France, and a series of surprising, floating cabins for Grands Cepages. On going projects such as private houses and eco-lodges hotels characterize continuous research on the theme of prefabricated wooden structures and intelligent design. Lilelo (Little Leisure Lodge) projet in Monferrato won the Wood Architecture Prize 2023 by Klimahouse.
Maison & Objet Rising Talents Award and AD Seven for the Future Award in 2018, Lavit presented his work at the exhibition 'Architect’s Furniture 1960-2020’ in Paris in 2019 and won the Archiproducts Design Awards in 2020 (outdoor category) and the EDIDA Award in 2021 (outdoor category) and in 2022 (seating category).
Currently teaching at the Ecole Spéciale d’Architecture in Paris, Marco focus the work of his studio on small scale architectures and prefab technics based on the principle of learning-by-doing acting as a regular guest speaker at conferences related to his field of research.
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