Casa Aco by Giuseppe Gurrieri Architetto merges a contemporary volume with Italian rural vernacular
Filippo Poli

Casa Aco by Giuseppe Gurrieri Architetto merges a contemporary volume with Italian rural vernacular

11 Aug 2022  •  News  •  By Allie Shiell

In Italy’s Apulian countryside, Casa Aco by Giuseppe Gurrieri Architetto is a renovation and expansion of two typical rural buildings – or Trulli. Alongside the refurbished, curving buildings, a new volume inserted in their midst expresses a contemporary style that integrates with the existing materiality, chromatics, and geometry. 

photo_credit Filippo Poli
Filippo Poli

The small size of the renovated rooms and their rigid floor plans contrast with the flexibility and minimalism of the new building. And distinguishing between old and new conditions, a long and narrow skylight highlights the boundary between the two states, highlighting how the outer wall of the trullo has been incorporated into the new building. 

photo_credit Filippo Poli
Filippo Poli

Exterior spaces between the volumes are characterized by two stone walls that delimit a canvas within the landscape of intertwining paths that connect the different parts of the building.

photo_credit Filippo Poli
Filippo Poli