Architecture

A piece of sculpture to be lived in, this exciting project fronts newly-built Central Park in Sydney’s Chippendale, creating an inspiring residence for an art collector. Behind a façade of sculpted concrete, serene living spaces and monumental halls create a dynamic interplay of spare interiors in which the main decorative element is light.

ASR house is located on the second floor of a century building in Ragusa.From survey of the state of fact it showed that the plane in the subject had already been consolidated in the 90's, during a restoration and consolidation of the entire property.

A towering, ten-foot brass door, gleaming in the midday Mediterranean sun, marks the entrance to Sikelia. It’s a gateway fit for Roman gods—one weighing 1,500 pounds and designed by Rome’s own Francesco Alessandrelli—and seems to tempt those who approach. What could lie beyond that door? Is this really just a resort?

WE re-DESIGN
We do not invent new forms, but re-CYCLE the existing ones, to dismantle and re-ASSEMBLE. We put the pieces together by changing the order and the rhythm, we re-MIX forms and re-INVENT new combinations.

The slight rotation compared to the long volumes of the terraced houses and its polygonal form give the tower-like monolithic apartment building a stronger autonomy, thereby benefiting its relationship with the two neighbouring buildings on the other side of the street.

The project for the House in Chamusca da Beira consists in the requalification of a small built aggregate in a rural estate and on its enlargement with the construction from scratch of a new small building, directly articulated with the exterior space.

The house is located in a scenically privileged position, high on a hillside in a residential settlement  in which a small church also is a part The dominant view and an excellent south-west exposure are a tangible presence in every  space of the house.