Italy

Carlo Ratti and Italo Rota design Italian home around ten-metre-tall tree

December 19, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

A 10-metre-tall ficus tree grows through the centre of the living space in The Greenery, a farmhouse renovation and extension by studio Carlo Ratti Associati and architect Italo Rota in Italy. Located in the countryside outside Parma, the home was designed by Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) and Italo Rota for Francesco Mutti, the CEO of

The post Carlo Ratti and Italo Rota design Italian home around ten-metre-tall tree appeared first on Dezeen.

NOA designs timber-clad hotel on an Alpine meadow

December 9, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

Aeon Hotel is a timber-clad hotel in Italy with a jagged facade

Two wood-clad buildings with jagged facades are connected by a corridor hidden beneath an artificial hill at this hotel and wellness centre in South Tyrol by Network of Architecture. The new spaces were commissioned by the Ramoser family, which wanted to expand on a cluster of historic barn buildings that since 1972 have housed the

The post NOA designs timber-clad hotel on an Alpine meadow appeared first on Dezeen.

Cantilevered terrace adjoins 14th-century townhouses overhauled by Mario Cucinella Architects

December 5, 2021 James Parkes 0

Rear image of the Italian villas at Palazzo Senza Tempo

Italian studio Mario Cucinella Architects has designed a cultural centre in Tuscany within traditional houses, which connect to a new angular terrace that protrudes from the hillside. Located in the medieval hillside town of Peccioli, situated between Pisa and Florence, Palazzo Senza Tempo was built as a response to the local government’s push for new

The post Cantilevered terrace adjoins 14th-century townhouses overhauled by Mario Cucinella Architects appeared first on Dezeen.

Zinc-clad hikers’ cabin perches on a cliff edge in the Dolomites

November 25, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

View of the side of the cabin with views across the Dolomites

Architecture practice Demogo has perched a small cabin on the dramatic Marmarole mountain range in Northern Italy’s Dolomites, with a full-height window that gives the impression of almost falling over the edge of a cliff. With bunk beds to accommodate up to 12 people, Bivouac Fanton was commissioned by Club Alpino Italiano to provide free,

The post Zinc-clad hikers’ cabin perches on a cliff edge in the Dolomites appeared first on Dezeen.

Shingles made from salvaged spruce wood cover Alpine house in Italy

November 19, 2021 Lizzie Crook 0

Italian studio Pedevilla Architects has used shingles made from spruce trees that fell during a storm to cover the CiAsa Aqua Bad Cortina house in South Tyrol. Surrounded by views of the Dolomite mountains, the dwelling is constructed almost entirely out of wood sourced from nearby forests and processed by local craftsmen. CiAsa Aqua Bad

The post Shingles made from salvaged spruce wood cover Alpine house in Italy appeared first on Dezeen.

Peter Pichler completes angular concrete-and-glass villa in Italian vineyard

October 24, 2021 Alyn Griffiths 0

The folded form of this villa, designed by Peter Pichler Architecture for the owners of a vineyard in South Tyrol, is intended to merge with the existing landscape and form a shield around its central courtyard. The Milan-based studio won an invited competition in 2018 to design the property, which replaced an existing structure within

The post Peter Pichler completes angular concrete-and-glass villa in Italian vineyard appeared first on Dezeen.

Garden added to Fiat’s Lingotto building rooftop test track

October 22, 2021 James Parkes 0

Italian architect Benedetto Camerana and landscape designer Torino Stratosferica have created a rooftop garden called La Pista 500 with over 40,000 plants around an electric vehicle test track on the roof of the Fiat’s iconic former car factory. The public garden is located on top of the Lingotto building in Turin, a former Fiat manufacturing plant that was converted

The post Garden added to Fiat’s Lingotto building rooftop test track appeared first on Dezeen.

Forte Forte’s Tuscan boutique features subtle nautical details

October 21, 2021 Natasha Levy 0

Interior of Forte Forte shop in Forte dei Marmi

A hull-style ceiling and terrazzo flooring that resembles sea salt appear inside this store in Tuscany by fashion brand Forte Forte, which has been designed by creative duo Giada Forte and Robert Vattilana. The boutique is rich with decorative features, which the pair says were informed by its location in Forte dei Marmi – a seaside

The post Forte Forte’s Tuscan boutique features subtle nautical details appeared first on Dezeen.

Sunnei transforms former recording studio into fashion brand HQ in Milan

October 14, 2021 James Parkes 0

Italian fashion brand Sunnei has renovated the interior of an ex-recording studio to create a minimalist headquarters as a canvas for furniture and art pieces by the brand’s collaborators. Located near its flagship store in Milan, the brand named its headquarters and studio Palazzina Sunnei to reference typical Milanese residential buildings. Palazzina Sunnei was organised as a series

The post Sunnei transforms former recording studio into fashion brand HQ in Milan appeared first on Dezeen.

Benedetta Tagliabue reveals mass-timber metro station under construction in Naples

October 13, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0

Barcelona-based studio EMBT has revealed images of a mass-timber metro station, which is under construction in the Centro Direzionale area of Naples. The Naples Underground Central Station is being built in a neighbourhood designed by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange as part of a major upgrade to the city’s infrastructure. The studio, which is led by Benedetta Tagliabue,

The post Benedetta Tagliabue reveals mass-timber metro station under construction in Naples appeared first on Dezeen.