The building is located in a village of the Carnic Alps very close to the Austrian border; a German dialect, which goes back to the XII century, is spoken here. In the aftermath of II World War the valley has witnessed substantial migration fluxes inbound and outbound; this phenomenon has generated, in time, an heterogeneous architectural context which went to the detriment of a building identity that we are used to think when we talk about the Alpine imaginary.

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Architects: Ceschia e Mentil Architetti Associati

Location: 33026 Timau UD, Italy

Architect In Charge: Mentil Federico

Area: 70.0 m2

Project Year: 1999
Photographs: Alessandra Chemollo

Other Participants : Eugenio Mentil

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From the architect. The building is located in a village of the Carnic Alps very close to the Austrian border; a German dialect, which goes back to the XII century, is spoken here. In the aftermath of II World War the valley has witnessed substantial migration fluxes inbound and outbound; this phenomenon has generated, in time, an heterogeneous architectural context which went to the detriment of a building identity that we are used to think when we talk about the Alpine imaginary.

© Alessandra Chemollo

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