richard meier architects: jesolo lido condominium

‘jesolo lido condominium’ by richard meier architects, jesolo lido, italy image © guido ranieri da re

the ‘jesolo lido condominium’, a series of residential and hotel high-rises designed by new york-based practice richard meier architects is nearing completion in jesolo, italy. the beach-side complex consists of a low profile inland building and ten story structure closer to the coast, offering panoramic vistas of the adjacent adriatic sea. oriented for the pristine views, a spine connects the separated entities acting as a path for observation, resting and exercise along with direct water access. the program will be distributed between the cumulative area of 7,400 square meters.

exterior under construction image © guido ranieri da re

the external appearance responds to the existing encompassing residential context of the nearby village, in addition to allocating the ground floors for the apartments and private gardens. the upper levels contain the penthouse units with unobstructed views of the ocean. the clean rectangular volumes are clad with a system of white louvers which have been pulled away from the glass facade to effectively provide passive shading at all sun angles.

ocean facing facade image © guido ranieri da re

louvers image © guido ranieri da re

construction of facade image © guido ranieri da re

facade detail image © guido ranieri da re

construction scaffolding image © guido ranieri da re

view from roof terrace image © dbox

ocean views from pool image © dbox

site plan image © richard meier architects

floor plan /  level 0 image © richard meier architects

floor plan /  level 1 image © richard meier architects

floor plan /  level 8 image © richard meier architects

elevation image © richard meier architects

elevation image © richard meier architects