Italy

Richard Meier’s Cittadella Bridge separates traffic and pedestrians as they cross an Italian river

October 5, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

American architect Richard Meier has completed an arching single-span bridge across a river in the Italian city of Alessandria, which provides lanes for traffic and pedestrians separated by a central void. The 185-metre-long Cittadella Bridge connecting the city in northwest Italy with the 18th-century citadel on the opposite bank of the Tanaro River is the

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Italian holiday home by 35a Studio features pointed roof and bare concrete interior

October 1, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

This holiday home in the Valverde region of northern Italy features deep square windows, bare concrete interiors and a roof that rises up towards steeply pointed corners. House R is located in the village of Casa D’Agosto and was designed by Monza-based 35a Studio for a Milanese couple who wanted a place to escape from the city. The

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Italian holiday home by 35a Studio features pointed roof and bare concrete interior

October 1, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

This holiday home in the Valverde region of northern Italy features deep square windows, bare concrete interiors and a roof that rises up towards steeply pointed corners. House R is located in the village of Casa D’Agosto and was designed by Monza-based 35a Studio for a Milanese couple who wanted a place to escape from the city. The

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Florence to adopt Stefano Boeri’s “anti-terror” planters proposal

September 11, 2017 Gunseli Yalcinkaya 0

Stefano Boeri’s proposal to use trees and planters to protect against terror attacks instead of “ugly” military-style barriers is to be implemented in Florence, mayor Dario Nardella has announced. The Italian architect voiced his concerns about the negative impact of the barriers being installed in European cities following the recent vehicle-led terror attacks in Barcelona, London, Nice and

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Rural Italian residence combines traditional stone exterior with contemporary details

September 10, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Italian studio GGA Architects has transformed the site of an old hilltop settlement in the country’s Marche region into a contemporary house comprising stone structures perched on a pigmented concrete plinth. AP House is situated on top of one of the highest hills in the area around the ancient walled city of Urbino, in the

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Pedevilla Architects adds angular blackened-larch extension to hotel in South Tyrol

September 9, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Italian studio Pedevilla Architects has completed an extension to a traditional Alpine hotel, comprising a monolithic blackened-timber volume with windows that jut from the walls and roof to optimise mountain views. Pedevilla Architects developed the six-storey extension for the Bühelwirt hotel, which is situated in the Ahrntal commune of northern Italy, just three kilometres from the Klausberg ski area.

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Pedevilla Architects adds angular blackened-larch extension to hotel in South Tyrol

September 9, 2017 Alyn Griffiths 0

Italian studio Pedevilla Architects has completed an extension to a traditional Alpine hotel, comprising a monolithic blackened-timber volume with windows that jut from the walls and roof to optimise mountain views. Pedevilla Architects developed the six-storey extension for the Bühelwirt hotel, which is situated in the Ahrntal commune of northern Italy, just three kilometres from the Klausberg ski area.

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Plasma Studio’s copper-clad apartment block has huge windows facing the Dolomites

August 27, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Floor-to-ceiling windows allow guests to wake up to views of the Dolomites at this complex of copper-clad holiday apartments in northern Italy by Plasma Studio. Architecture practice Plasma Studio designed the two-storey apartment block to provide six holiday homes accompanying an existing holiday residence. The two structures are joined by a single-storey volume, which hosts a communal area. Called Villa

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Carlo Ratti to transform Italian military barracks into open-source architecture laboratory

August 25, 2017 Ali Morris 0

Architect Carlo Ratti has revealed plans to transform a former 19th-century military complex in Turin, Italy, into a campus where students, workers and makers can set up their own labs and studios. Carlo Ratti Associati will transform the 20,000 square-metre Caserma Lamarmora barracks into “a testing ground for an open-source approach to architecture”. Using the barracks’ modular structure as a base, the Italian firm wants to open the building up

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Diorama converts old grocery store into tropical cocktail bar in southern Italy

August 8, 2017 Lucy Wildsmith 0

Italian studio Diorama has transformed an old grocery store in Puglia into a bar and restaurant complete with tropical plants, flamingo wallpaper and neon palm trees. Having previously designed the interiors of Bloom beach bar for the same client, the practice was tasked with recreating the vibe in an urban setting for Bloom in Town, located in

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