Located at the tip of Cape Pula, we find the remains of the ancient city of Nora, one of the earliest points of contact between Punic merchants and the ancient Sardinians. In what remains today of old Nora, atop a small hill, one can admire the ruins of the Temple of Tanit, Goddess of Life, worshipped by the Phoenicians under the name Astarte. It is said that invoking her would ensure well-being, harmony, fertility, and fruitfulness. Tanit is represented by a triangle combined with a disc, seemingly symbolizing the birth of the sun, the continuous cycle of day and night, and the eternity tied to the celestial nature of the star.

In Phoenician-Punic symbolism, the triangle is not merely a geometric shape but is imbued with mysticism, becoming a symbol laden with multiple meanings and just as many mysteries, forever tied to the history of this corner of the Mediterranean…

It is on the urban scale that the triangle takes material form again, and it is precisely the triangular configuration of the site itself that shapes and molds a form made of angles and edges, which translates into a balance between welcoming and repelling spaces. The result is an architecture with an introverted character, closed off from the street by a façade that acts almost as a protective barrier against the outside world, and extroverted toward the internal courtyard, reinforcing the intimate sphere of those who inhabit it—a "privatization" that solidifies the concept of interiority as the essence of private life.

The villa is developed on three levels: one underground and two above ground, connected by a stairway—the “prow” of the building—that unfolds following the angular dynamism that defines the entire project. The layout of the rooms and the rhythm of the openings further reinforce the concept of introversion and extroversion: technical rooms and corridors are aligned along the wall facing the street, and thus to the north, while the living spaces are oriented southwards and open onto the internal courtyard. The north façade is characterized by horizontal light openings that limit external interaction while still providing illumination for the adjoining rooms; the southern façade, by contrast, features large window openings that provide not only light but also both visual and physical continuity between the indoor spaces and the courtyard with its garden that runs along the remaining sides of the building, ensuring a high degree of permeability between indoor and outdoor spaces.

The project goes beyond careful spatial planning and its relationship with the surrounding environment—it also seeks new solutions that are not only architectural but also technological and constructive, which are rarely seen in the Sardinian building context.

The outcome of this research is the development of a building structure made with X-LAM panels, a natural material like wood, which is still quite rare in Sardinian residential construction and thus remains in a pioneering and experimental phase. The project is well-suited to the cause, opening the doors of the island to innovation and sustainable architecture.