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RENOVATION OF AN ELEGANT BUILDING FROM THE EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY Locri / Italy / 2022

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The intervention consists in the recovery of a building which was part of the first plant in the city of Locri, built in 1926, which in the past housed several schools as well as the owners' residence. The building, with two elevations plus attic, has a mixed structure in masonry and reinforced concrete, characterized by the design of the stately building of the time, has been treated in full respect of the original identity, making only some replacements of the projecting elements because they are too degraded and not more safely. The envelope of the building was brought to its raw state and then reinforced with carbon fiber mesh and treated with successive layers of plaster, the color scheme is unique and subtle, to emphasize the shadows and lights without any chromatic contrast. The original roof in chestnut wood beams has been redone with a non-thrusting laminated wood roof, finished with a high-performance package in several layers of thermal insulation.
Inside, the ground floor has been completely renovated and used as a home / studio, also in this case the internal division of the rooms has respected the original load-bearing structure by integrating only the partitions necessary for the new internal distribution. The large frescoed hall that originally housed the professors' room has become the living room of the apartment, taking on the strong contrast of the ancient part with the modern furniture as the leitmotif of the theme of the intervention. The intervention is based on the light and natural tones of white and wood, illuminated by large internal windows that distribute the light of the important size of the windows. The lines are pure and simple, without smudges, the vibrant shades of the wood mark the environments by connecting them in a single language that repeats itself without weighing down the system. All the colors used reflect the design of the frescoes so as not to interfere with them and emphasize them. The meticulous study of lighting and lighting bodies frames the simplicity of the language, creating suggestions that reveal the general vision of the project.

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    The intervention consists in the recovery of a building which was part of the first plant in the city of Locri, built in 1926, which in the past housed several schools as well as the owners' residence. The building, with two elevations plus attic, has a mixed structure in masonry and reinforced concrete, characterized by the design of the stately building of the time, has been treated in full respect of the original identity, making only some replacements of the projecting elements because they...

    Project details
    • Year 2022
    • Work started in 2021
    • Work finished in 2022
    • Main structure Mixed structure
    • Client Beatrice Bruzzì
    • Contractor 3 Effe s.r.l. Impresa Costruzioni Edili del Geom. Marco Femia & C.
    • Status Completed works
    • Type Apartments / Single-family residence / Offices/studios / Interior Design / Custom Furniture / Recovery/Restoration of Historic Buildings / Restoration of façades / Structural Consolidation / Refurbishment of apartments / Building Recovery and Renewal
    • Websitehttp://www.studioproarch.it/progetti.php?organizza=tutti&prew=prog&PROG=VIA%20MATTEOTTI%20189&id=73
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