Immersed in the extensive garden of a 1930s villa in a residential neighborhood, a small wooden structure stands as a contemporary interpretation of the backyard barn. It is built with rough and inexpensive material: a simple structure of prefabricated wooden elements that rest on a concrete slab, and a facade wrapped in bitumen foil for waterproofing suggests that the building might be unfinished. But this material austerity contrasts with an ornamental treatment evocative of a classical composition. Resembling the fragment of a palazzo, its flat facade is articulated by a row of large vertical windows with shutters that, when closed, transform the volume into an abstract piece with a strong tectonic character. This inversion of conventions continues inside, where an enfilade of three main spaces is reminiscent of a bourgeois interior. Two square living spaces are symmetrically arranged on each side of the core, where big movable panes hide a bathroom and a kitchen. The wood cladding the interior walls is painted in an opulent olive green that reflects onto a cold light-sanded concrete floor. Through generous windows, the garden acquires a dominant presence in the rarefied space of the pavilion...[+]