luxury villa overlooking the aeolian islands
| Project Location | Messina, Sicily, Italy |
| Project Type | Luxury villa, private residence, coastal architecture |
| Project Description | Design of a luxury villa on a high precipice overlooking the sea towards the Aeolian Islands, organised around a triple-height atrium and a ramped interior promenade. |
| Client | Private client |
| Architect | UFO Architecture – Messina Studio |
| Lead Architect | Claudio Lucchesi |
| Project Location Context | High coastal precipice with views towards the Aeolian Islands |
| Design Focus | Luxury villa design, coastal landscape, triple-height atrium, ramped promenade, vertical domestic space, sea views, master terrace |
Villa Nicola is a luxury villa in Messina, Sicily, positioned on top of a high precipice overlooking the sea towards the Aeolian Islands. The project is organised around a dramatic vertical interior, where landscape, horizon and domestic life are brought into a single spatial sequence.
The house is structured around a triple-height central atrium. A ramp wraps around this void, connecting the common ground-floor living spaces with the bedrooms above and the master bedroom terrace at the top of the house.
The project develops the villa as a vertical promenade, using movement, height and framed views to intensify the relationship between interior space and the surrounding coastal landscape.
