The first thing you notice is the contrast: white walls, black framed openings, and a dark roof line that keeps the volume grounded. As a modern country villa, the house uses that black and white facade to sharpen its outline without making it feel severe. Large glazed frontage pieces break through the exterior, pulling daylight deep inside and revealing how the rooms open toward the terrace and garden.

Black lines, wood details and a sheltered terrace

Outside, the house is shaped by a clear rhythm of masonry, dark panels and timber. The wooden terrace overhang is not just an add-on; it defines the edge of the outdoor space and gives the seating area a sheltered pause between house and garden. Under that structure, the ceramic outdoor tiles read as a practical surface with a quieter tone than the timber above. The material shift is visible at once: hard tile below, warm wood above, and black window frames holding the composition together.

From the front, the roof with dark tiles sits low over the volume and keeps the silhouette compact. In several views, the black and white facade is interrupted by generous openings, so the exterior never becomes a flat plane. Instead, the glazed sections cut into the walls and give the house a lighter, more open edge. The terrace area extends that feeling outward, with the overhang offering depth and shadow where the facade meets the garden.

Glazing that pulls the garden into view

The large glazed frontage does most of the work on the garden side. It creates a broad visual connection between the interior and the terrace, especially where the black frames outline the glass like a drawn border. The outdoor paving continues close to the house, and the ceramic outdoor tiles help the transition feel legible rather than decorative. You can read the sequence clearly: interior floor, threshold, terrace, then lawn and planting beyond.

Another detail that stands out is how the timber elements are concentrated around the sheltered parts of the house. They soften the hard edges of the black panels and the white masonry without turning the architecture rustic. The result is a country villa that stays crisp in profile but still uses wood where the hand touches the building most often: at the overhang, in the structure, and in the interior details that echo the exterior.

Inside, the palette stays calm and direct

The interior continues the same straightforward contrast, but in a lighter key. The black and wood staircase is one of the clearest features in the circulation zone: a dark structural element carries the profile, while the wooden treads bring the eye upward step by step. Nearby, the floor is laid in large ceramic tiles, which keep the hall visually steady and make the transitions between rooms easy to read. Nothing feels overworked; the materials do the visual organizing.

In the kitchen, the wood and white kitchen composition uses long horizontal runs rather than decorative layering. Wooden fronts sit beside white cabinet blocks and pale work surfaces, with daylight entering from the surrounding windows. That combination makes the kitchen feel open even when the cabinetry fills a full wall. The wood adds depth to the storage zone, while the white elements reflect light and keep the room from feeling closed in.

Kitchen walls that hold storage and light

What gives the kitchen its presence is the way the joinery spans across the wall under the windows. The wood fronts read as a continuous band, interrupted by white units that lighten the composition. Because the room receives daylight from several sides, the cabinetry does not dominate the space. Instead, it sits as a clear backdrop to everyday movement, with the light changing the surface tone from one panel to the next.

The floor finish supports that quiet effect. The large tiles continue the same material language seen in the hall and on the terrace, though here they are part of an interior setting rather than an outdoor one. That continuity helps the kitchen feel like part of the larger house rather than a separate enclosed zone. The room is practical in layout, but what stays with you is the way the wood, white fronts and window openings line up in a single view.

A bright living room framed by wide windows

The living room is defined by the bright living room windows, which open the room to the outside and keep the seating area closely tied to the garden view. Neutral furniture sits low against the glazed walls, and a glass coffee table reflects the daylight without adding visual weight. The room feels measured rather than empty: there is enough furniture to anchor it, but the large openings remain the dominant element, especially when the outdoor terrace is visible beyond the glass.

Seen from inside, the black window frames sharpen the edges of the openings and make the view feel carefully placed. The room’s pale surfaces and tiled floor let the daylight travel without interruption. That is where the house’s idea becomes most legible. The modern country villa does not separate the interior from the exterior with a heavy threshold. It uses glass, timber and tile to make the shift from one zone to the next easy to follow, while keeping the black and white facade as the visual thread that holds the whole project together.

Across the house, the same materials return in different roles: wood in the overhang, in the staircase and in the kitchen fronts; black in the frames and structural accents; white in the walls and cabinet blocks; ceramic surfaces underfoot inside and out. Because each surface is shown clearly, the house reads with precision. The architecture does not rely on gesture. It relies on the way light lands on glass, how the terrace is covered, and how the rooms open toward one another.