The architecture of Carlo Scarpa and the Venetian School during the second half of 20th century has been the main source for technical and aesthetic solutions of this project.

The renovation of a house using those references reflects the client’s passion for his home located in the middle of the green landscape of Venetian territory. Passionate about art and architecture, in the renovation project he asked to maintain and accentuate the formal expressions typical of the original 1970s building.

Furthermore, the new home had to be able to accommodate some of the works of art he collected, in particular an elegant statue in Vicenza stone by an artist from the Veneto region. The project therefore seeks to re-propose the elegance of some Italian homes from the same historical period, quoting and adapting some of the formal expressions of the great masters of architecture. During that period Italy, strengthened by a favorable economic situation, manifested important creative impulses also in the field of architectural expression, reaching compositional peaks that remained in the collective imagination.

The blue lime wall of the entrance reminds to the sparkle water of Venice and the Venetian territory, if seen in perspective. On the contrary, by going closer, the material depth points out the local artisans’ capabilities to work manually.In the living room the polished concrete floor has been used in contrast to the opacity of the marmorino partitions. The new windows on the three external walls permit the natural light to illuminate the entire space from dawn to sunset and to create different scenarios during the whole day.

A Vicenza stone sculpture finds its place on a thin plaster shelf: at a distance the perception of its weight is missing; while approaching it, the material imperfections give the right sense of heaviness back to the statue.

Burnished brass details, used to highlight material changes, become shiny when the sun filters inside from the big windows.The bedrooms area has been conceived as a more intimate and private space, in clear contrast to the openness of the living room. Deep colors and warm materials like stone and wood were specifically selected to give that perception.

The main bedroom is separated from the bathroom by a glass cabinet and a sliding door that disappears completely to create a fluid and functional space.Artificial light is designed to underline the different materials of each surface, both the raw and opaque finishes and the extremely glossy ones.The spotlights has been placed to properly illuminate the works of art collected by the client.

Team:

Architects: DID Studio

Photographer: Luca Girardini