It is a project on a rural building of the ?20s-?30s flanked by a building dating back to the '70s, not at all consistent with the context.

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Architects: ES-arch

Location: Madesimo, Italy

Lead Architect: Enrico Scaramellini

Consultants : Studio associato Bianco & Mastai, studio H2o, Arch. Francesco Manzoni

Area: 243.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

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Text description provided by the architects. It is a project on a rural building of the ?20s-?30s flanked by a building dating back to the '70s, not at all consistent with the context.

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The existing volumes have a facade facing south while the rest of the building borders with other properties and is therefore completely closed.
Concept

The theme of the contiguity of the volumes, also traceable in spontaneous rural architecture, becomes key in the design process.

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This proximity means that the perception of buildings is absolutely different depending on the point of view. Very close volumes seem to merge into a single entity.The main intent is to build the project by adding as little as possible.

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The project takes note of the definition of the two volumes; on the one hand, the tall building with the two-pitched roof, on the other, the low building with the roof terrace.The project builds a linear parapet t...