The coexistence between tourism and landscape: Stazzo Pulcheddu by Alberto and Aldo Ponis in Sardinia (Italy)

Abstract

The demand for tourist accommodation in idyllic locations, which has increased since the pandemic era on, has resulted in the construction of buildings and infrastructure that prioritises the satisfaction of new needs over the preservation of landscapes and their ecosystems. It is therefore essential to examine case-studies that have already harmoniously succeeded in the harmonious integration of their architecture into nature, as exemplified by the Stazzo Pulcheddu , designed by Alberto Ponis in collaboration with his brother Aldo, in the northern coast of Sardinia. The resort, designed by Alberto Ponis in collaboration with his brother Aldo, evokes a clear ecological sensibility and aims to preserve the most characteristic distincive natural elements of the landscape. The project proposes an architecture that is dispersed throughout the plot and takes the vernacular architecture of Gallura as its reference point, specifically the ‘stazzo’. This document aims to provide detailed information on the Stazzo Pulcheddu, faithful to reality, in order to elementarily transmit disseminatein a simple way the concepts that nourish Alberto Ponis’ architecture.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20365/disegnarecon.33.2024.15