Martello Tower

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It is a residential kitchen, installed in an historical architectural context to be preserved. It was not possible to modify walls or to correct water and electrical connections. The client's request was to fix the furniture gently without touching the walls.
The building in question has been converted into a private residence thanks to a restoration.


from Wikipedia:
"Martello towers, sometimes known simply as Martellos, are small defensive forts that were built across the British Empire during the 19th century, from the time of the French Revolutionary Wars onwards.


Between 1804 and 1812 the British authorities built a chain of towers based on the original Mortella tower to defend the south and east coast of England, Ireland, Jersey and Guernsey to guard against possible invasion from France, then under the rule of the Emperor Napoleon. A total of 105 Martello towers were built in England, set at regular intervals along the coast from Seaford, Sussex, to Aldeburgh, Suffolk.
The effectiveness of Britain's Martello towers was never actually tested in combat against a Napoleonic invasion fleet. They were, however, effective in hindering smuggling.After the threat had passed, the Martello towers in England met a variety of fates. The Coastguard took over many to aid in the fight against smuggling.
A Martello tower at Clacton-on-Sea on the east coast of England.
Fifteen towers were demolished to enable the re-use of their masonry. The sea washed thirty away and the military destroyed four in experiments to test the effectiveness of the new rifled artillery. During the Second World War, some Martello towers returned to military service as observation platforms and firing platforms for anti-aircraft artillery.
Forty-seven Martello towers have survived in England, a few of which have been restored and transformed into museums, visitor centres, and galleries. Some are privately owned or are private residences, The remainder are derelict. A survey of the East Coast towers in 2007 found of the 17 remaining, most were in a reasonable condition. Many remaining Martello Towers are now Listed Buildings."


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Realizzazione di una cucina ad uso residenziale, installata in un contesto architettonico storico e da salvaguardare, dove non era minimamente possibile intervenire modificando gli attacchi idraulici ed elettrici e dove la richiesta del cliente era quella di "appoggiare" gli arredi delicatamente senza intervenire sulle pareti.
L'edificio in questione è stato trasformato in residenza privata grazie ad un restauro conservativo.


da Wikipedia:
"Una torre Martello è una piccola fortezza costruita a scopo difensivo in molti luoghi dell'Impero Britannico nel XIX secolo, nel contesto delle Guerre napoleoniche.
In Inghilterra tra il 1804 e il 1812 le autorità britanniche costruirono catene di torri basate sull'originale torre Mortella per difendere le coste inglesi, irlandesi, del Jersey e del Guernsey da una possibile invasione napoleonica. Un totale di 105 torri Martello (73 tra il 1804 e il 1808) furono innalzate in Inghilterra, ad intervalli regolari lungo la costa tra Seaford, nel Sussex, e Aldeburgh, nel Suffolk. Molte furono innalzate sotto la direzione del generale William Twiss (1745-1827) e del capitano Ford.
L'efficacia delle Torri Martello britanniche non fu mai testata contro navi francesi. Quando il pericolo di un'invasione francese si affievolì molte torri Martello furono utilizzate dalla guardia costiera come supporto alla battaglia contro la pirateria, quindici furono demolite per riutilizzarne la pietra,una trentina crollarono in mare ed altre quattro furono distrutte in test militari sull'efficacia della nuova artiglieria. Durante la seconda guerra mondiale alcune torri Martello furono utilizzate dai militari per scopi di osservazione e per il posizionamento di artiglieria antiaerea. In Inghilterra se ne sono conservate quarantasette, alcune delle quali sono diventate musei (come nel caso della torre a St. Osyth), alberghi e gallerie d'arte (come la Jaywick Martello Tower). Molte sono diventate residenze private e il resto sono abbandonate."

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    It is a residential kitchen, installed in an historical architectural context to be preserved. It was not possible to modify walls or to correct water and electrical connections. The client's request was to fix the furniture gently without touching the walls.The building in question has been converted into a private residence thanks to a restoration. from Wikipedia:"Martello towers, sometimes known simply as Martellos, are small defensive forts that were built across the British Empire during...

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