These days, it's common to talk about an architect's "architectural style" in relation to their work. The Villa Benkemoun is a prime example of the work of Émile Sala, whose designs of the 1970s were based on a bioclimatic approach, using concrete to create graceful curves and volumes perfectly integrated into their environment. But the house is also, and perhaps above all, the result of a fruitful encounter between the designer and his clients, who found in him the expression of a shared desire for a certain art of living, a singular way of conceiving a home that is both intimate and open to the outdoors, uncluttered yet gentle, where the lines, materials and furniture form a coherent and harmonious whole. Here guests have a rare opportunity to experience the surge of modernity that marked the last century in the vicinity of the former provincial capital of ancient Rome.