What if your home stood on the edge of a cliff… and decided to float?
Perched above a dramatic ravine in Modica, Sicily, VCS Canyon House is a breathtaking architectural statement. Elevated on twelve steel columns, this modern residence doesn’t fight the landscape — it embraces it.
Designed with two parallel horizontal platforms, expansive glass walls, and a suspended metal walkway, the house creates a powerful dialogue between solid ground and open void. Every space is oriented to capture panoramic canyon views while maintaining thermal efficiency and nearly zero energy performance.
Steel, concrete, glass — and pure precision.
This isn’t just a house on a cliff.
It’s architecture suspended between earth and sky.
Location: Modica, Italy
Architects: Giuseppe Gurrieri Studio
Collaborators: Arch. Giulia Filetti, Arch. Valentina Occhipinti
Engineering: Studio SIC (Cappello Engineering Studio)
Landscape design: BB Landscape Architecture
General contractor: Urano Costruzione SRL
Windows and doors: Corrado Serramenti
Custom-built furniture: IL LEGNO Arredamenti
Furniture supply: Muccio Mobili
Year: 2018-2021
Lot area: 3,750 m²
Building footprint: 240 m²
Gross floor area: 150 m²
Photography: Filippo Poli Photography
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