The district of Albaro is an elegant residential area in the east of Genoa, where historical villas, modern buildings and modest fishermen’s houses describe an outline of architecture and real-life stories. In this very territory sits the residential project Albòra by Frigerio Design Group, the Genoa-based studio that since 1991 continues the practice of “slow-architecture” and supports a way of designing sensitive to the culture of the place. These elements are immediately evident in Albòra, a project that draws on the materials, nature and Ligurian culture of building.

These are prestigious dwellings of new construction immersed in the green of an elegant city space that will soon become a point of reference as well as an eloquent example of a new way of thinking the house through the concept of Comfort Living. Regarding the imagery with which the design of the project establishes a virtuous dialogue, the inspiring elements are the Ligurian dry stone wall and the cultivated strip. The latter is reinterpreted in facades characterized by elegant stone slabs, while the green areas and terraces are found in the form of green roofs and gardens.

The conception of the project does not comply with the semantics of closure, but rather opens to the history of the place while maintaining the intimacy of the interiors. These have been designed in continuity with the exterior, so as to enlarge the spaces and open them to new dimensions. At the heart of the project lies the concept of Comfort Living. Therefore, the spaces are all endowed with large dimensions and adaptability to different functions. Each area also enjoys a private outdoor area overlooking the panorama.

The aesthetic comfort, which is achieved through colours, sartorial materials and carefully chosen finishes, is combined with the sensory comfort of the interior and an energy strategy that combines active and passive bioclimatic systems. The ventilated façade, in addition to optimizing the thermal efficiency, also solves the problem of ventilations that risked damaging the gardens on the roof. The roof garden is thus a green space that performs several functions beyond its fruition, that is, the thermal and acoustic ones. These measures made it possible to have 80% of the surface covered in greenery.