Villa Rosilda
Nizza Monferrato, 2021 - 2023
The glass link: tradition meets modernity
Villa Rosilda before the renovation was divided into two portions of almost the same size: one with liberty elements and one remodeled in the 1980s, which did not echo in either alignment or proportions the characteristics of the neighboring portion.
In our project, the liberty portion was treated conservatively, with minimal work to remove later superfetations and to consolidate and restore original finishes and materials.
It was therefore decided to proceed with the demolition of the newer portion in order to rebuild it in a contemporary key, and to create a glazed corridor separating the two portions, clearly defining what is existing and what is new.
The building's head façade is inspired by the tradition of traditional farmhouses, which are characterized by blind walls or walls with few openings. To maintain this traditional look but at the same time introduce natural light, the facade was divided into four opaque, slightly staggered vertical bands.
This solution allows for a seemingly continuous facade with no openings when viewed from the front, but revealing, with slight movement or from different viewpoints, hidden openings that illuminate interior spaces.
In the rearmost part of the façade, a grating wall was used to hide additional openings, recalling the local tradition of sunshades.
The glazed corridor, the catalyzing point of the project, echoes the concept of the fire protection wall of historic farmhouses, which had the function of separating, for practical and safety reasons, the civil part from the rustic part. Likewise, this corridor fulfills the function of separating the new from the existing and creates a permeable and transparent visual axis, a "cut of light" that directly connects the surrounding hillside landscape.
Terracotta is the common thread in the material choices made for the interiors: the tiles already present in the villa have been cleaned, treated and reused; new terracotta tiles with a contemporary shape cover the kitchen and the fireplace; the corrisponding color has also been used for the painting of the new metal staircase, a sculptural element joining the kitchen and dining room.
Assignment: Preliminary, final, executive design and construction management
Client: private
Area: 410 square meters
Photographs: Fabio Oggero
Design team:
- architectural and green design - Andrea Capellino, Marialuisa Marinetti, Silvia Barbisino, Leonardo Lano
- structural design - Nicolo Marinetti
- thermal system design - Andrea Rossi
- electrical system design - Flavio Doglione
- acoustic design - Matteo Bosia
Assignment: Preliminary, final, executive design and construction management
Client: private
Area: 410 square meters
Photographs: Fabio Oggero
Design team:
- architectural and green design - Andrea Capellino, Marialuisa Marinetti, Silvia Barbisino, Leonardo Lano
- structural design - Nicolo Marinetti
- thermal system design - Andrea Rossi
- electrical system design - Flavio Doglione
- acoustic design - Matteo Bosia
