Elisa, a young writer, had fallen in love with an abandoned house built in the late 1950s on the edge of a wooded landscape and decided to make it her home. The original building - 45 sq m over two levels - stood on a narrow, elongated plot of approximately 3,000 sq m and lacked architectural quality: cramped spaces, poor materials, no insulation, and a decorative language inconsistent with the period of its construction. Despite this, over time the building’s footprint had established a connection with its surroundings the trees, the natural setting and the few neighbouring houses. The project begins from this condition, retaining the existing siting while allowing the pre-existing structure to evolve. The ruin’s initial appeal gives way to a renewed dialogue with the landscape. The reference is Komorebi, a Japanese term describing the light that filters through the leaves. A metal skin envelops the volume and works as an optical filter: it reflects, absorbs and fragments natural light, bringing the vibration of the tree canopy into the interior. Openings become precise frames towards the adjacent mulberry tree, towards the vertical rhythm of the trunks, and towards the hills in the distance. The energy retrofit, including insulation of the envelope and floor slabs, led to a volumetric increase, and the building now extends over three above-ground levels and a basement level. The interior spaces, compact yet fluid, are optimised through bespoke furnishings integrated into the architecture. Building services - a geothermal system for heating and cooling together with photovoltaic panels - are incorporated with minimal visual impact. The project transforms a structure originally devoid of quality into a contemporary dwelling capable of re-establishing an active relationship with its context and reinterpreting the human presence within the urban woodland. Today Elisa lives in her Komorebi House with her family: a home that filters light, enters into dialogue with its natural surroundings and offers a renewed quality of living.