double-landing steps. The steel components have been fireproofed and brightly enamelled with a coarse grain. Too thick to be of steel, too thin to be of concrete, the black structure frame seems awkward when we consider the size of the volume it supports, so that between the frames, curtains and reflections this monolithic and generic new prism acquires a serene presence -- perhaps with something of that 'gentle unity' that Georg Simmel described ruins as having. The weather in this city is neither too hot nor too cold. The house does not need any mechanical cooling or heating. There is a small stove in the center and a lot of small openings for crossed ventilation. As simple as that.