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Probably the most famous "stair
as house" is the Casa
Malaparte on Italy's Isle of Capri by Curzio Malaparte
and Adalberto Libera, and made famous in the Jean-Luc Godard
film Contempt with Brigitte Bardot. From the main
access, a gradually widening set of steps leads to the flat
rooftop and unencumbered views of the Mediterranean. Where
the Italian house has a clear dichotomy between inside and
outside, above and below, the Portugese house is less clear.
To be sure, one wouldn't mistake outside from inside, but
the steps above are echoed in the steps
inside and below. In other words, the inside and outside
realms are parallel creations,
rather than exclusive realms. On top, the stepped platforms
become outdoor rooms, extensions of the spaces inside. |
