With this project, the planers from Studio Pierattelli play with geometry and light to redesign the façade of two large volumes converted to residential use. The façades of the residential complex are like some three-dimensional canvas in which light and geometry design a dynamic, new profile.
In converting two buildings constructed in the 1940s and 1950s to residential use, Pierattelli Architetture’s project has redefined existing volumes with façades of iconic profile. Initially destined for tourist accommodation but left in a state of abandonment, the complex has been the subject of a restructuring project that has redefined the front elevations and reorganised the interior spaces: 10 private apartments, ranging from 70 to 140 square metres. The contrast of the latter’s blue surfaces and the white façades become another signature element of the building.
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Pierattelli Architetture has chosen to rotate the views. A solution that, thanks to the lower quantity of direct sunlight, has the effect of optimising the building’s thermal efficiency. One advantage of the window façade is to increase relative brightness – intensified in the open front by the mirror effect of the coast offering greater privacy to the apartments that thus cannot be seen into.
The side façades are characterized by non-orthogonal openings, offering privileged views of the sea and recalling the architectural signature of the entire project.
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At night, the three-dimensionality of the exterior surfaces is amplified by the artificial lighting that creates plays of light and shade on the façades and recessed volumes. The project should be finished in 2020.
