Inherited from Le Corbusier, Brutalism is an architectural style that relies on raw concrete and its ability to integrate into a wild environment without distorting it – a performance that LAAV Architects demonstrates with its Casa Brutale. Overlooking the Aegean Sea, this “concept house” carved into the rock on the side of a cliff plays the card of minimalism. The raw and primitive side of concrete is matched by the brilliance and transparency of glass. The highlight of the show? The swimming pool on the roof whose azure reflections tint the concrete walls in a play of light and shadow. A poetic scenography which marks a successful cohabitation with the surrounding nature…

Yaël Nacache