The G-Beach Residence project, designed by Alex Braggion and the team at B+D+M Architects, is a new architectural development located in the coastal town of Jesolo, Italy. Covering a plot of 4,577 square meters with a gross floor area of 4,520 square meters, the development is designed to interact with the existing Hotel Bellevue—built by Renzo Menegazzo in 1956—and the surrounding maritime pine forest. Started in 2022 with an anticipated completion in 2025, the new complex respects its context. The original hotel building references the Belo Horizonte Library, designed by Oscar Niemeyer in 1955, and adopts its main architectural features.

The brick lattice façade, the pilotis, the reinforced concrete supports for the upper floors, and the glazed base designed to emphasize the suspended volume of the bedrooms define the existing hotel's character. A circular service element also contributes to the overall composition of the historical building. These elements established the conceptual foundation that guided the design of the G-Beach residences.

The new G-Beach project proposes a visual and structural continuity between the two buildings. The design uses a grid of contemporary materials—primarily exposed concrete and glass—paired with materials from the context. This includes the use of exposed brick, a finish already present in the Hotel Bellevue, which is laid out to form gelosie in mattoni (brick lattice screens). The new structure, with a volume of 11,000 cubic meters, is positioned perpendicular to the Hotel Bellevue on the eastern side of the site. Its elongated form stretches toward the sandy beach, creating an inner courtyard. This layout ensures that all the new residences, as well as the existing hotel bedrooms, face the sea.

The relationship with the pine forest and the existing building defines the new structure. Large glazed openings are designed to connect the interior residential spaces with the maritime landscape of the surrounding trees and coast. The spatial organization is straightforward: the underground level accommodates the garages and technical rooms, while above ground, the four floors contain the apartments, which have views of the sea and the beach.

On the top level, the penthouses feature hanging terraces (terrazze pensili). Accessed via metallic stairs and spiral staircases (scale elicoidali), these rooftops provide 360-degree views of the seascape and the town. The perimeter terraces and west-facing loggias, aligned with the living areas on each level, act as transitional spaces between the interior environments and the exterior.

Natural light plays a fundamental role in the architecture of G-Beach. Light is filtered through the pine forest and the voids of the brick lattice screens. This interaction casts shadows across the concrete framing, redefining the perception of the interior residential spaces throughout the day.