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Archiloop converts 12th-century Italian monastery into hotel Vocabolo Moscatelli

February 18, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

A 12th-century monastery in Italy’s Umbria region has become a boutique hotel in the hands of Florence studio Archiloop, which aimed to retain the site’s “rustic simplicity” during its renovation. Vocabolo Moscatelli sits in the countryside near the hamlet of Calzolaro, close to the Tuscan border, on a remote estate surrounded by woodland. The property

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Italian modernist architecture informs Bottega Veneta store in historic Milan galleria

February 7, 2024 Dan Howarth 0

Fashion house Bottega Veneta has opened a boutique designed by its creative director Matthieu Blazy inside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II shopping arcade in Milan. Bottega Veneta’s two-storey store is distinguished by three primary materials: glass, Italian walnut and green Verde Saint Denis marble. This trifecta is applied in strict grids to evoke Italian modernism

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Infinity pool by Herzog & de Meuron aims to “blend into the waters” at Lake Como

February 2, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Swiss architecture studio Herzog & de Meuron has revealed an “optical illusion” infinity pool at Italy’s Lake Como made from prefabricated steel and sat against a backdrop of historic colonnades. Located in the village of Blevio, the pool is part of a larger development by Herzog & de Meuron for the Mandarin Oriental Lago di

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Rafael Viñoly Architects unveils plans for vineyard-covered airport terminal

January 25, 2024 Lizzie Crook 0

US studio Rafael Viñoly Architects has unveiled its plans for an international terminal at Florence Airport in Italy that will be crowned by a 7.7-hectare vineyard. The airport terminal will encompass 50,000 square metres and is expected to be used by more than 5.9 million passengers annually. Few details about the design have been released,

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Monolithic green marble forms “majestic wall” in Milan apartment

January 5, 2024 Kate Donaldson 0

Italian studio AIM has designed a compact, multi-level apartment interior in Milan organised around a floor-to-ceiling Verde Alpi marble partition. Created in collaboration with local marble artisans Bianco67, AIM Studio used the wall to divide the various functions of Green Nest, aiming to create an elegant backdrop for a dynamic domestic experience. “The design challenge

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“Ratti’s Venice biennale appointment marks a screeching U-turn”

January 4, 2024 Catherine Slessor 0

Carlo Ratti’s appointment as the next Venice Architecture Biennale director raises questions about how architecture’s most important event will be impacted by Italy’s far-right government, writes Catherine Slessor. Just before Christmas, somewhat overlooked in the festive haze of tinsel and eggnog, it was announced that Italian architect and engineer Carlo Ratti has been appointed to

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Robocoop conceals Rome palace restoration work with “illusionary infill facade”

December 20, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Italian studio Robocoop has created a temporary facade to blend into its historic surroundings and hide ongoing construction on a palace courtyard restoration in Rome. Robocoop designed a facade of arches, columns and sculpture and printed it onto a PVC plastic banner, stretching it across scaffolding measuring ten metres tall and 11 metres wide. It was

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Antonino Cardillo designs Elogio del Grigio house as “miniature palazzo”

December 18, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Italian architect Antonino Cardillo has completed a house near Lake Garda featuring steep ceilings, arched doorways and a palette of textured plaster and marble. Located in Castiglione delle Stiviere, in Italy’s Lombardy region, the two-storey residence was designed by Cardillo in the spirit of “a miniature palazzo”. Called Elogio del Grigio, which means “praise of

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Antonino Cardillo designs Elogio del Grigio house as “miniature palazzo”

December 18, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

Italian architect Antonino Cardillo has completed a house near Lake Garda featuring steep ceilings, arched doorways and a palette of textured plaster and marble. Located in Castiglione delle Stiviere, in Italy’s Lombardy region, the two-storey residence was designed by Cardillo in the spirit of “a miniature palazzo”. Called Elogio del Grigio, which means “praise of

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Mario Cucinella Architects reveals semicircular hospital rising out of the ground in Cremona

December 14, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Italian studio Mario Cucinella Architects has unveiled its design for a hospital and health park in Cremona, Italy, which appears to rise out of the ground in concentric rings. The hospital will have a radial semicircular layout that rises to seven storeys and staggers to create roof terraces. A semicircular colonnade will stand opposite the hospital

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