Lucia appears as a weightless blossom floating on the tranquil waters of Lake Como. With its sleek white silhouette, this travelling retreat moves gently with the lake’s breezes, reinterpreting the historic batél, the traditional fishing vessel featured in Alessandro Manzoni’s The Betrothed, through a contemporary architectural language. Conceived as a luxury floating suite, Lucia can serve multiple hospitality purposes, from an exclusive extension for luxury hotels to a standalone destination for curated short stays and weekend escapes. Its foldable canopy roof and mobile structure allow the retreat to navigate different locations across the lake, transforming hospitality into a fluid and ever-evolving experience deeply connected to the surrounding landscape.

Space Efficiency
Rafted as an ideal nest for a young couple, Lucia ingeniously minimises living space while maximising utility within a compact 25 m² footprint. Every square metre is thoughtfully used to create a harmonious living environment that prioritises comfort and efficiency without compromising on style or convenience. Constructed to enhance the power of its flat bottom, Lucia uses an electric engine, eliminating the necessity for a traditional one and ensuring harmonious integration with its environment. Additionally, the innovative adaptive roof technology provides residents with the freedom to enjoy different vistas while preserving privacy.

Multifunctionality
The interior furniture incorporates locally sourced recycled materials like birch tree multilayer plywood panels and waste reclaimed from the lake, reducing shipping costs and enhancing affordability for young people. Lucia's interior design embodies a philosophy centred on versatility and adaptability. Every aspect of the living space is meticulously curated to maximise functionality and comfort, with a focus on customisable, multifunctional furniture pieces. These furnishings are ingeniously designed to seamlessly adapt to the diverse habits and needs of its inhabitants, ensuring that every corner of the living space serves a purpose tailored to individual preferences.The design includes a single-floor layout that ensures wheelchair accessibility throughout the entire space. This consideration makes the environment inclusive for individuals with mobility challenges, promoting equal access and comfort for all.

Social Context
Internationally celebrated for its timeless scenery and refined hospitality culture, Lake Como becomes the ideal setting for a new vision of experiential tourism centered on intimacy, exclusivity, and emotional connection. Lucia redefines the relationship between architecture and travel through a slower, more immersive way of inhabiting the landscape, where movement, silence, and water become integral parts of the experience itself.

Darsena Link
Lucia Project advocates for a return to lakeside living of younger generations introducing a network's system of various docking spots called “Darsena Link”, scattered along the lakeshore. These spots work as physical and economical extensions of the traditional villages, functioning also as social and cultural hubs. These multifunctional platforms are developed around 5 sustainability pillars : Zero Land-used, Energy Self-efficiency, Social Contamination and Edible Landscape. Accommodating solar panel stations, self-charging spots, cultural markets, social areas for water sports and other activities, and green spaces the Darsena Links help to revitalise and create a new community for the lake region.

Floating Living
Lucia, as a traditional fishing boat, worked for centuries as an enabler of economic activities of Lake Como, facilitating trade and interactions. Like its predecessor, the new Lucia now serves as a cultural and inclusive catalyst by introducing movable living practices. The project seeks to foster a renewed sense of community and a stronger connection to nature. Through its influence, Lucia aims to spread the seeds of cultural richness and inclusivity, nurturing environments where diverse ideas and practices can flourish, ultimately creating vibrant and resilient communities.