BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND REPLACEMENT: The new program is in balance with the existing one.

The client request: reorganizing the existing spaces to obtain a house that can meet the new needs The goal of the project: The layout of ...

TOTAL CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The investor is the property owner.

The owner is the investor.

REDUCTION
PREVALENT CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The overall dimensions decrease moderately with respect to the pre-existing surface.

The whole complex is composed of an existing stone building (A) and a new one built in reinforced concrete (B) B / The built volume ...

REDUCTION
PREVALENT CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The overall dimensions decrease moderately with respect to the pre-existing volume.

The whole complex is composed of an existing stone building (A) and a new one built in reinforced concrete (B) B / The built volume ...

BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND REPLACEMENT: The new spaces are in balance with respect to the pre- existing spaces.

See absolute dimensions.

TOTAL REPLACEMENT / DISCONTINUITY: The original supporting structure has been completely replaced by a new structure.

Volume B/ The external walls and roof covering and the interior volumes are made in tarnished reinforced concrete. The decision to have both the inside ...

PREVALENT REPLACEMENT / DISCONTINUITY: The materials chosen for the new intervention show more differences than similarities compared to the pre-existing.

The whole building is equipped with a heating and cooling system with radiant panels powered by a high-efficiency heat pump, while the hot water supply ...

PREVALENT CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The new intervention favors a relationship of continuity with the existing structures.

Emulation, that is the desire to match or surpass the existing structure, seems the most appropriate course of action for the situation: it implies assimilation ...

TOTAL REPLACEMENT / DISCONTINUITY: The new functional program has completely replaced the original one.

Objectives of the restoration work: -Improve energy efficiency by providing for the replacement of windows and doors and insulating flat surfaces -Remove harmful materials by ...

TOTAL REPLACEMENT / DISCONTINUITY: Financing made entirely by an investor other than property.

The new owner of the property is the only investor.

NO VARIATION
TOTAL CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The overall dimensions are equal to the pre-existing surface.

The size of the building is reduced by the removal of a superfetation: a canopy above the entrance to the ground floor.

NO VARIATION
TOTAL CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The overall dimensions are equal to the pre-existing volume.

The size of the building is reduced by the removal of a superfetation: a canopy above the entrance to the ground floor.

PREVALENT REPLACEMENT / DISCONTINUITY: The new spaces are prevalent with respect to the pre-existing spaces.

The introduction of temporary equipment alters the configuration and use of the spaces found and consequently the dimensions.

TOTAL CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The original supporting structure is fully preserved and there are no new structures.

The supporting structure is not subject to intervention.

BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND REPLACEMENT: The materials chosen for the new intervention balance similarities and differences with the existing ones.

For the floors are proposed grit tiles similar to the floors removed for the formation of the under-floor cavity and for the construction of a ...

BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND REPLACEMENT: The new intervention balances elements of continuity and discontinuity with respect to existing structures.

Only the presence of temporary equipment on the scene denounces the intervention and announces the arrival of the actors: equipment designed as luggage, carry the ...

TOTAL CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The functional program remains the original one.

Originally a farm house (cascina) used for living and in part for animals, after having been abbandoned for years, it has restructured and readapted for ...

TOTAL CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The investor is the property owner.

The building was disused for years and has been bought by an flower artist for private/commercial uses.

EXTENSION
PREVALENT CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The overall dimensions increase moderately with respect to the pre-existing surface.

The reconstructed part of the atelier was made using a structure of galvanized steel profiles that reproduces the original built section. The redevelopment of the ...

NO VARIATION
TOTAL CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The overall dimensions are equal to the pre-existing volume.

The reconstructed part of the atelier was made using a structure of galvanized steel profiles that reproduces the original built section. The redevelopment of the ...

BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND REPLACEMENT: The new spaces are in balance with respect to the pre- existing spaces.

The intervention respects the existing silhouette, partially preserving its character and structures, while the new materials, even if in contrast on the whole, balance the ...

BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND REPLACEMENT: The supporting structure is composed in a balanced way by pre-existing structures and new structures.

Parts of the existing building has been replaced with concrete and steel stuctures which gave the opportunity to create a transparent facade on via Andezzeno ...

PREVALENT REPLACEMENT / DISCONTINUITY: The materials chosen for the new intervention show more differences than similarities compared to the pre-existing.

The project uses materials that very clearly show the technological differences between the old and the new pieces. Everything new speaks of transparency an lightness ...

BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND REPLACEMENT: The new intervention balances elements of continuity and discontinuity with respect to existing structures.

There is a continuity of the form, the replaced parts formally continue the pitch roof of those parts that were kept untouched. The very little ...

TOTAL REPLACEMENT / DISCONTINUITY: The new functional program has completely replaced the original one.

The cultural center “Lou Pourtoun”, opened at the end of 2015, represents only the final piece of this strategy that combines architectural quality, cultural policies ...

TOTAL CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The investor is the property owner.

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EXTENSION
PREVALENT REPLACEMENT / DISCONTINUITY: The overall dimensions are about three times the pre- existing surface.

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EXTENSION
PREVALENT REPLACEMENT / DISCONTINUITY: The overall dimensions are about three times the pre- existing volume.

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BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND REPLACEMENT: The new spaces are in balance with respect to the pre- existing spaces.

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TOTAL REPLACEMENT / DISCONTINUITY: The original supporting structure has been completely replaced by a new structure.

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PREVALENT CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The materials chosen for the new intervention show more similarities than differences compared to the pre-existing ones.

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BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND REPLACEMENT: The new intervention balances elements of continuity and discontinuity with respect to existing structures.

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TOTAL REPLACEMENT / DISCONTINUITY: The new functional program has completely replaced the original one.

Cultural centre: exhibition rooms, guest quarters, conference rooms, workshops, offices, walled garden, cafeteria, library, maisonettes, theatre, museum, services, warehouses.

TOTAL REPLACEMENT / DISCONTINUITY: Financing made entirely by an investor other than property.

Municipal property in concession to the Orestiadi Foundation. Works funded by the Sicilian Region Department of Cultural and Environmental Heritage

EXTENSION
BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND REPLACEMENT: The overall dimensions are about twice the pre-existing surface.

Buildings, operations, functions. Specific operations have been carried out on the buildings in relation to the new functions: – master house. Typological transformation: cutting of ...

EXTENSION
BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND REPLACEMENT: The overall dimensions are about twice the pre-existing volume.

Buildings, operations, functions. Specific operations have been carried out on the buildings in relation to the new functions: – master house. Typological transformation: cutting of ...

PREVALENT REPLACEMENT / DISCONTINUITY: The new spaces are prevalent with respect to the pre-existing spaces.

The notion of size can be seen from the point of view of the distinction between actual and virtual dimensions. In reality, two buildings have ...

PREVALENT REPLACEMENT / DISCONTINUITY: The supporting structure is predominantly a new structure.

Repair and integration of the elements and the existing structural typology. Reconstitution of the entire existing construction system of each building body New construction in ...

BALANCE BETWEEN CONSERVATION AND REPLACEMENT: The materials chosen for the new intervention balance similarities and differences with the existing ones.

For some buildings we have integrated the existing supporting structure: the museum building and the manor house. Of the latter, the missing end part has ...

TOTAL CONSERVATION / CONTINUITY: The new intervention is in total mimetic continuity with the existing structures.

The complex of the Di Stefano Houses was a typical farmhouse with a double courtyard, it stood in a dominant position with respect to the ...