Casa Noir

The project

A monolithic hillside residence carved from board-formed concrete, where interior light is treated as a structural material.

Casa Noir explores the contrast between a solid exterior and the light held within it. The hillside residence reads as a single concrete form, with openings that give the weight of the architecture a sense of pause.

The grain of the formwork brings a human texture to the concrete. Across its surface, sunlight becomes a changing layer: revealing an edge, softening a wall and giving the same space a different character through the day.