Le Ville di Trevinano Resort, Tuscan Earth Sheltered Building, Italian Underground Architecture
Le Ville di Trevinano Boutique Resort in Italy
Underground Building in Tuscany, central Italy – design by 70F architecture
26 Jun 2017
Le Ville di Trevinano Earth Sheltered Boutique Resort in Italy
Architects: 70F architecture
Location: near Monte Rufeno, Tuscany, Italy
Earth sheltered boutique resort in Italy is an ode to prehistoric cave dwellings
70F architecture and Le Ville di Trevinano will soon start the build of an earth-sheltered boutique resort in one of Italy’s most beautiful areas. Underground building has not only energetic but also aesthetic benefits; the resort is hardly noticeable from the overlying hills.
Le Ville di Trevinano boutique resort villa:
Earth-sheltered build

The boutique resort is located on the western- and eastern-slope of a hill, overlooking the stunning Tuscan region and the Monte Rufeno. It consists of ten buildings: a private villa, eight boutique resort villas and a reception building. All villas are located in this hill, underground. The reception building is the only exception as it is an above ground structure on the hill. The Cor-Ten steel encasement of the building blends perfectly with the environment.
Main building at Le Ville di Trevinano resort:

Panoramic view

The modern villas each have a shallow volume allowing an unobstructed panoramic view. Due to the shallow volume there is no need to dig deep into the hill leav...